| Hogback 1. (n.) 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. (n.) See Hogframe. 3. (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides. Thesaurus Entries bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, clump, col, comb, condyle, convex, crest, dowel, ear, esker, flange, flap, gall, gnarl, handle, hill, hogback, horseback, hump, hunch, jog, joggle, kame, knob, knot, knur, knurl, lip, loop, lump, mole, mountain, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, papilloma, peg, rib, ridge, ring, saddle, saddleback, shoulder, spine, stud, style, tab, tubercle, tubercule, verruca, vesicle, wale, wart, welt |