hog-backed

American  

[hawg-bakt, hog-] / ˈhɔgˌbækt, ˈhɒg- /

adjective

1. cambered, as the ridge of a roof, a hill, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of hog-backed

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

From Observatory Hill in Darjeeling one looks over the bleak hog-backed ranges of Sikkim to the snows.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

It was a fine, short, hog-backed trout, weighing well over three pounds, and in the pink of condition.

From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by Finnemore, John

The hog-backed girder is a compromise between the two types, avoiding some difficulties of construction near the ends of the girder.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Before us was a plain upon which was growing a tall, reed-like grass; and in the centre of this plain was a long, hog-backed hillock, bare of trees.

From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Gilson, Charles

This is done by putting curvature on the blade or making it what is called "hog-backed."

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John