hogback

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Etymology

From hog +‎ back.

Noun

hogback (plural hogbacks)

  1. (geology) A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart:
      Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …
  2. (nautical) 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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