hogback Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a narrow ridge of hills
    horseback.

WordNet

Hog"back` noun
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.
  2. (Naut.) See Hogframe.
  3. (Geol.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.

Webster 1913