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hogback

[hawg-bak, hog-]

noun Geology.

a long, sharply crested ridge, generally formed of steeply inclined strata that are especially resistant to erosion.

Origin:
1655–65; hog + back¹

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portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus

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hogback (ˈhɒɡˌbæk)

—n
1.	Also called: hog's back a narrow ridge that consists of steeply inclined rock strata
2.	archaeol a Saxon or Scandinavian tomb with sloping sides

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