Hoghouse

Pronunciation: /hɔːɡ.haʊs/

Definitions of hoghouse

noun a shelter or building for housing hogs or pigs

Example Sentences

A1 The farmer built a hoghouse for his pigs to stay in at night.

A2 The hoghouse was painted red and had a small door for the pigs to enter.

B1 The hoghouse needed repairs after a storm damaged the roof.

B2 The farmer installed a heating system in the hoghouse to keep the pigs warm during winter.

C1 The hoghouse was equipped with automatic feeders and waterers for the pigs' convenience.

C2 The hoghouse was designed by an architect specializing in sustainable agricultural buildings.

Examples of hoghouse in a Sentence

formal The farmer built a new hoghouse to accommodate the growing number of pigs on the farm.

informal I heard they're converting the old barn into a hoghouse for their new piglets.

slang Let's hang out in the hoghouse and chill with the pigs.

figurative The messy room looked like a hoghouse after the party last night.

Grammatical Forms of hoghouse

• past tense: hoghoused
• plural: hoghouses
• comparative: more hoghouse
• superlative: most hoghouse
• present tense: hoghouse
• future tense: will hoghouse
• perfect tense: have hoghoused
• continuous tense: is hoghousing
• singular: hoghouse
• positive degree: hoghouse
• infinitive: to hoghouse
• gerund: hoghousing
• participle: hoghoused

Origin and Evolution of hoghouse

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'hoghouse' originated from the combination of 'hog' referring to a pig and 'house' for shelter or structure.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a shelter for pigs, the term 'hoghouse' has evolved to also refer to a storage building for agricultural equipment or supplies.