hog house
attrib.— «Hog House, a reference to gutting a bill and replacing the language, is a term often used in Pierre. About 90 years ago politicians altered a bill at the last second to obtain funding for a hog barn at SDSU, and the term stuck like pig muck to a boot.» —“Hog House Blog offers Denise Ross’ reports on the state” by Tom Lawrence Black Hills Pioneer (Spearfish, South Dakota) Apr. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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