hogframe

hogframe

English

Alternative forms

hog-frame, hog frame

Etymology

From hog +‎ frame. Related to hogging, which it was designed to counter.

Noun

hogframe (plural hogframes)

  1. (historical, US, nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, formerly used in American river and lake steamboats.

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