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Webster 1913 Edition


Hogback

Hog′backˊ

,
Noun.
1.
(Arch.)
An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; – the opposite of
camber
.
2.
(Naut.)
See
Hogframe
.
3.
(Geol.)
A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.

Definition 2024


hogback

hogback

English

Noun

hogback (plural hogbacks)

  1. (geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV
      Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …
  2. A hogframe.
  3. A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.

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