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Meaning of hogback | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Examples

“Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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