hog fuel en · NOUN
Etymology
* Possibly from a nickname, hammer hog, of the grinding machine used to create it. * The word for "chopped/hacked" in Norwegian is hogge (past tense hogde); chopped wood has been hogde. Hogde fuel may have morphed into hogged fuel.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An unprocessed mixture of coarse chips of bark and wood fiber. Pieces run from a coarse grade of less than 5" to a fine grade of less than 2".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hog fuels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |