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hog tying
hog·tie
/
ˈhɔgˌtaɪ, ˈhɒg-
/
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hawg
-tahy,
hog
-
]
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verb (used with object),
hog·tied,
hog·ty·ing.
1.
to
tie
(an animal) with all four feet together.
2.
to hamper or thwart:
Repeated delays hogtied the investigation.
Origin:
1890–95,
Americanism;
hog
+
tie
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hogtie
(ˈhɒɡˌtaɪ)
—
vb
,
-ties
,
-tying
,
-tied
1.
to tie together the legs or the arms and legs of
2.
to impede, hamper, or thwart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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