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HOGFRAME
HOGFRAME
Hog
"
frame
`, n. (
Steam
Vessels )
Defn: 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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