hogback

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noun

A sharp steep-sided ridge formed by the erosion of tilting strata,

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Meanings

nounhogback (plural hogbacks)

plural hogbacks · alternative hog's-back · alternative hogsback

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna narrow ridge of hills

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horseback
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ridgeridgeline
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hogframehorseback

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hog + back.

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APA

hogback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogback

MLA

“hogback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hogback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hogback.

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