Hog-Eye
In Missouri, Hog-Eye historically described a "small compact place sunk in a hollow" and was used to refer to several early settlements before they were officially renamed.[1]
- Hog-Eye in Vernon County, Missouri, renamed Nevada in 1855
- Hog-Eye in Saint Francois County, Missouri, renamed Haggai in 1890, although it still retained its old pronunciation
- Hog-Eye in Wayne County, Missouri, renamed Lowndes
- Hog-Eye in Dallas County, Missouri, renamed Charity
- Hogeye, Texas in Hunt County, Texas
- Hogeye, Arkansas, near Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Hogeye, California, former name of Keyesville, California
- Hog Eye, West Virginia
Other uses for Hog-Eye or Hogeye include:
- The Hogeye Marathon and Relays, held in Fayetteville, Arkansas
- The Hogeye Festival, held in Elgin, Texas
- Hogeye (ISBN 0-395-74276-5), a children's novel by Susan Meddaugh
- A Hog-Eye was distinctive flat-bottom boat or barge used in the shallow waters surrounding San Francisco Bay during the California Gold Rush, named from the dismissive name 'ditch-hog' applied to rivermen by deep-water sailors[citation needed]
- The term "hog-eye" was used in early blues songs as a euphemism for the female genitalia{{In early blues music and Southern folklore, the term "hog-eye" was used as a euphemism for female genitalia. [2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1973) [1st Pub. 1952]. Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0826205865.
- ^ Randolph, Vance (1992). Roll Me in Your Arms: "Unprintable" Ozark Folksongs and Folklore. Vol. 1. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 401–403. ISBN 978-1557282385.
- ^ Calt, Stephen (2009). Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary. University of Illinois Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0252076602.
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