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hogback

noun

  1. stone carved Anglo-Scandinavian sculpture
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From hog + back.

  1. A 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 …

  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.