hogback en · NOUN
Etymology
From hog + back.
Meanings
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A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …
1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart:
- A hogframe.
- A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hogbacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hogsback | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hog's-back | alternative | lexicographic |