hogged

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adjective

Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hog
adjectivehogged (comparative more hogged, superlative most hogged)

comparative more hogged · superlative most hogged

  1. nauticalBroken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends.

    I would not consider a ship unseaworthy because she had a hog. There is no danger to life in sailing in a hogged ship. I have sailed in vessels having a 2-ft. hog in the keel. The keel has been straightened by being filled in underneath.

    1920, The Records of the Proceedings and the Printed Papers, Parliamentary paper

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end

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broken-backedconvexbulging
Also see
broken-backedbulgingconvex

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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