English Explanatory Dictionary

hogback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
  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.

Word forms

hogback hogbacks hog's-back hogsback

Etymology

From hog + back.

Related words

Hog's Back

Derived words

hogbacked
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