hoghead

English

Etymology

From hog +‎ head.

Noun

hoghead (plural hogheads)

1. Synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”).
   • 1984, Herbert Applebaum, Work in Market and Industrial Societies, page 243:

     In his selection, Gamst likens railroad engineers (hogheads) to ship's captains and airline pilots — masters of their trains […]