hog framen.
/ˈhɒɡ freɪm/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡ ˌfreɪm/, /ˈhɑɡ ˌfreɪm/ Originally and chiefly Shipbuilding (originally U.S.). Now historical.
A framework of beams usually fixed above the deck and extending the length of the ship, intended to add stability and prevent hogging (see hog v.1 2). Also: a similar framework or truss used in carpentry or engineering. Cf. hog chain n.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > downwards curvature > drooping at ends > frame or chain to prevent
hog chain1841
hog frame1845
hogging frame1860
hogback1886
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > framework
frame1558
truss1654
cage-work1756
lathing1756
grillage1776
trestle1796
trestlework1853
hog frame1875
truss-work1884
steel framework1906
space frame1912
diagrid1943
1845 N.Y. Herald 24 Jan. When launched all her hog frames were below, so that her deck was perfectly clear.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1108/1 The term ‘hog-frame’ has been adopted into carpentry and engineering in some forms of trusses for roofs and bridges.
1882 Cent. Mag. Mar. 795/1 In constructing the hull, to secure great strength, three heavy trusses, or ‘hog frames’, are to be placed on the keel, each one rising to the spar deck.
1938 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 8 Feb. 4/7 A new pilot-house and hog frame placed on her at that time give a very good idea of the typical Hudson River steamboat of that age.
2007 S. Hervey It Started with Steamboat iii. 43 This photo shows her with a huge bow shaped hog frame that was about 185 feet long and three stories tall.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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