hogger
n.— «The charge followed the death of Kevin Arnup, a foreman at the firm, in December 2003 as an industrial paper shredder, or hogger, restarted as he tried to clear a blockage.» —“Manslaughter charge for recycling firm after paper shredder death” by Sam Bond Edie News Centre (U.K.) June 17, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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