hogback

English

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. A hogframe.
3. A Viking grave marker taking the form of a recumbent monument, generally with a curved (hogbacked) ridge and outwardly curved sides.

Derived terms

• hogbacked

See also

• Hog's Back