'Hogging frame' definitions:
Definition of 'Hogging frame'
From: GCIDE
- Hogging \Hog"ging\, n. (Naut.) Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging. [1913 Webster]
- Hogging frame. See Hogframe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hogging frame'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]