hogback
nounEtymology From hog + back.
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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:
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A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.
- Derived terms
- hogbacked
- Related terms
- Hog's Back