- Hog's-back
- Hog's-back Hog's"-back`, n. (Geol.) A hogback. [1913 Webster]
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Hog's Back — The Hog s Back is the name given to that part of the North Downs in Surrey, England between Farnham, Surrey in the west and Guildford in the east. NameCompared with the main part of the Downs to the east of it, it is a narrow elongated ridge,… … Wikipedia
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