Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hogframe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hogframe \Hog"frame`\, n. (Steam Vessels)
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}.
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