At what point does a 'pig' qualify as a 'hog'?

Question

Is it based on weight? Mass? A combination of both? And does the animal's gender come into play at all?

Thanks.

Answer 1

yes weight

Answer 2

This is my definition, based on my experience, no documented facts whatsoever.

sow=mama pig

piglet=baby pig still nursing

gilt=female before she has her first litter

barrow=neutered male

boar=un-neutered male

Pig, in my opinion, is one that does what I want it to.  A hog is one that doesn't, usually with alot of foul language beforehand!

Answer 3

it's when the cops are chasing you in the south, then they are called a "haWg"

Answer 4

they are different amimals.

Answer 5

a hog is way bigger than a pig

Answer 6

at about 200lbs gender has nothing to do with it swin do not have horns the are tusk

Answer 7

once they reach a weight of about 120 lbs is when a pig is considered a hog

Answer 8

Domestic swine, raised for market, are considered hogs if they weigh 120 pounds or more.

Answer 9

A hog has horns that protude from their mouth/snout area and a pig does not.

Answer 10

After they've eaten too many donuts and had their badges taken away.

Answer 11

hog-a domestic swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms); broadly : any of various wild and domestic swine

pig-a young domesticated swine not yet sexually mature; broadly : a wild or domestic swine

Answer 12

It is based on how much you drink sometimes they start out hogs but after a few drinks they become pigs. Then after a few more they become Christy Brinkley. Try it out.