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Definition of hog round in English:

hog round

Pronunciation /ˈhɒɡ raʊnd/

noun

US

  • In extended use. A lot consisting of mixed grades of cotton. Frequently attributive and as adverb, with reference to the system of trading cotton in such lots at average prices based on sampling. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). From hog + round.