hogleg
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Meaning · English
Any large-caliber handgun, typically with a long barrel.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
A plain-clothes man with his coat off and his hog's leg looking like a fire plug against his ribs took one eye off his evening paper […].
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hogleg” mean?
Any large-caliber handgun, typically with a long barrel.
Is “hogleg” formal or informal?
hogleg is generally slang.