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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Hogback

· Hog·back · IPA
01 n. An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.
  1. 1.
    An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.(Arch.)
  2. 2.
    See Hogframe.(Naut.) See: Hogframe
  3. 3.
    A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.(Geol.)