Hog, v. i. (Naut.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's
back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.
Hog"back` (?), n. 1. (Arch.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in
the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; --
the opposite of camber.