hogan

[ hoh-gawn, -guh n ]

/ ˈhoʊ gɔn, -gən /

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noun

a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.

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Origin of hogan

1870–75, Americanism; < Navajo hooghan hogan, home

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Definition for hogan (2 of 2)

Hogan

[ hoh-guh n ]

/ ˈhoʊ gən /

noun

Ben,1912–97, U.S. golfer.

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“If that is the case, we will have a serious problem,” said Hogan Gidley, a GOP strategist in South Carolina.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field|David Freedlander|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Hogan is only the third Republican governor in the past 50 years.
GOP Shocks Democrats in Governor Races|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hogan, who had never held elected office, won by five points over Brown in what had been assumed to be a safe Democratic state.
GOP Shocks Democrats in Governor Races|Ben Jacobs|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He is absolutely laying the groundwork to make a decision,” said Hogan Gidley, a longtime adviser to the governor.
Happy Huckabee Gets Mad|David Freedlander|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“From all accounts, she's well known, well liked, and well respected,” says South Carolina Republican strategist Hogan Gidley.
South Carolina Special Election Has All the Makings of a Scandal-Filled Telenovela|John Avlon|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Presently from the port side Hogan raised his voice guardedly.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
As the other Cubs gathered up their belongings, Dan went to the hogan for the Navajo blanket.
Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face|Mildred A. Wirt
Mr. Hogan is not in just at present; but I am a pupil of his.
The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World|Benedict Hogan
"Smith'll have some sense when he can't get any more," he shouted in Hogan's ear.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
Hogan, M.P., is a political novel as realistic as Anthony Trollope's, but more incisive in tone and wider in scope.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hogan (1 of 2)

hogan

/ (ˈhəʊɡən) /

noun

a wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navaho Indians of N America

Word Origin for hogan

from Navaho

British Dictionary definitions for hogan (2 of 2)

Hogan

/ (ˈheʊɡən) /

noun

Ben, full name William Benjamin Hogan. 1912–97, US golfer

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hogan

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