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water hog

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In recent years, grass has gotten a bad rap for being a water hog and a monocultural wasteland that fails to foster bees and other pollinators.

Rice is a water hog, according to the Oxford study, plus it produces more greenhouse gas emissions than any other plant milk.

Rice is a water hog, according to the Oxford study, plus it produces more greenhouse gas emissions than any other plant milk.

The fridge can tell you that you're out of milk; your bed knows how many times you tossed and how many times you turned; your blender can weigh your smoothies; and your shower can scold you for being a water hog.

"And that field was a water hog."

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