hogring

noun — 2 senses

hogring

noun
1

A metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.

2

In upholstery of furniture or an automobile clasps of similar shape employed to hold the tension of a textile covering.

Derived terms
hogringer
Related terms
detent pin, snouter, hog snouter

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