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Hogframe

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hogframe'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hogframe.html. 1828.