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HOGBACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hogback mean? 

HOGBACK (noun)
  The noun HOGBACK has 1 sense:

1. a narrow ridge of hillsplay

  Familiarity information: HOGBACK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOGBACK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow ridge of hills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

hogback; horseback

Hypernyms ("hogback" is a kind of...):

ridge; ridgeline (a long narrow range of hills)


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