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hogback

[hawg-bak, hog-]
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noun Geology.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

Origin of hogback

First recorded in 1655–65; hog + back1
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Related Words for hogback

rim, hill, ridge, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, hogback

Examples from the Web for hogback

Historical Examples of hogback

  • Now you want me to go chasing up to the hogback to head him off.

    The Coyote

    James Roberts

  • He saw that the automobile from the hogback had reached the village.

    The Coyote

    James Roberts

  • Already the 100 truck was climbing the last steep pitch to the top of the hogback.

    The Coyote

    James Roberts

  • Larkin knew that all the sheep had not yet passed the top of the hogback.

    The Free Range

    Francis William Sullivan

  • It was just our luck that they took this place to come over the hogback, Roger.

British Dictionary definitions for hogback

hogback

noun

Also called: hog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata
archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides
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