HOGTIE


Meaning of HOGTIE in English

/hawg"tuy', hog"-/ , v.t., hogtied, hogtying .

1. to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.

2. to hamper or thwart: Repeated delays hogtied the investigation.

[ 1890-95, Amer.; HOG + TIE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .