hogring

== English == === Alternative forms === hog-ring, hog ring === Noun === hogring (plural hogrings) A metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground. In upholstery of furniture or an automobile clasps of similar shape employed to hold the tension of a textile covering. ==== Derived terms ==== hogringer ==== See also ==== (implements preventing swine from rooting the ground) detent pin, snouter, hog snouter