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Hogback   Listen
noun
Hogback  n.  
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.






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"Hogback" Quotes from Famous Books



... so, Greg. But"—he set his jaw at Necker—"what if they do think so? Let them. Let them ride hogback through the mud if they will. Oceans of other people, oceans, will still be looking up to men like Greg Welkie here." He rested his hand on his friend's shoulder. "You stick to your aeroplaning ...
— Sonnie-Boy's People • James B. Connolly

... breath or two his eyes and brain were centered on the moving figures and the significance of their drawn-out formation. Like a camera-flash his eyes ran over the battleground. Half way between the cabin and that fringe of forest four hundred yards away was a "hogback" in the snow, running a curving parallel with the plain. It formed scarcely more than a three or four foot rise in the surface, and he had given it no special significance until now. His lips formed words as the thrill of understanding ...
— The Golden Snare • James Oliver Curwood



Words linked to "Hogback" :   ridgeline, horseback, ridge



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