hog line

hog line
noun see hog score

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • hog line — noun : hog score * * * n. Curling a line marked across either end of a curling rink. No sweeping is allowed until a stone has crossed the first line …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hog line — boats stretched across a river in a line …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • hog-score — hogˈ line or hogˈ score noun A line drawn across the rink short of which no stone counts • • • Main Entry: ↑hog …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog score — noun : a line that is marked across a curling rink 7 yards in front of each tee and that a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line; see curling illustration * * * Curling. a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hog score — noun Etymology: 1hog (curling stone that fails to reach the score) Date: 1685 a line which is marked across a curling rink seven yards from the tee and beyond which a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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