swine backn.

Brit.

/ˈswʌɪn bak/, U.S.

/ˈswaɪn ˌbæk/

Forms:

α. 1600s 1800s–1900s swine back.

β. 1800s 2000s– swine's back.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swine n., back n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < swine n. + back n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of swine n. + back n.¹ Compare earlier swine-backed adj. Compare also earlier hogback n.

†1. In a horse: a back that is convexly curved between the withers and loins; a roach back. Cf. swine-backed adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > intrusion > ridge

swine back1675

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > back > convex or arched like a swine

swine back1675

roach backa1750

1675 London Gaz. No. 976/4 A..bay Nag, with a Blaze down his Face, a Swine-back.

2. A hill, ridge, etc., resembling the arched back of a pig in shape; esp. one with steeply sloping sides either side of a narrow crest which rises towards the centre; = hogback n. 2a. Cf. swine-backed adj. 3.Frequently (with capital initials) as the local or colloquial name of a hill, ridge, etc., of this type.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > hogback

hogback1790

swine back1826

horseback1851

1826 W. A. Miles Descr. Deverel Barrow 15 On its ridge [sc. a range of chalk], or to use a more common term, on the swine's back, is a cluster of tumuli.

1891 J. Leyland Peak Derbyshire iii. 45 Edale Cross, which is just below the curious detached little ridge known as Swine Back, is rudely shapen in millstone-grit.

1904 Manch. Q. 23 212 Oldham occupies the whole of a swine back hill.

2001 F. M. Broadhurst Rocky Rambles Peak District iii. 42 The track begins a gradual descent to meet the Pennine Way at the Swine's Back.

†3. Coal Mining. In a coal seam: a space filled with sand, clay, or rock; = horse n. 11a. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > obstruction or fault

rider1653

fore-stone1668

jamb1721

septuma1728

horse1778

fault1796

heave1802

girdle1819

burnt stuff1852

swine back1883

white horse1886

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Swine-back (S.W.). See Horses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swine back
释义	swine backn. Brit. /ˈswʌɪn bak/, U.S. /ˈswaɪn ˌbæk/ Forms: α. 1600s 1800s–1900s swine back. β. 1800s 2000s– swine's back. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: swine n., back n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < swine n. + back n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of swine n. + back n.¹ Compare earlier swine-backed adj. Compare also earlier hogback n. †1. In a horse: a back that is convexly curved between the withers and loins; a roach back. Cf. swine-backed adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > intrusion > ridge swine back1675 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > back > convex or arched like a swine swine back1675 roach backa1750 1675 London Gaz. No. 976/4 A..bay Nag, with a Blaze down his Face, a Swine-back. 2. A hill, ridge, etc., resembling the arched back of a pig in shape; esp. one with steeply sloping sides either side of a narrow crest which rises towards the centre; = hogback n. 2a. Cf. swine-backed adj. 3.Frequently (with capital initials) as the local or colloquial name of a hill, ridge, etc., of this type. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > hogback hogback1790 swine back1826 horseback1851 1826 W. A. Miles Descr. Deverel Barrow 15 On its ridge [sc. a range of chalk], or to use a more common term, on the swine's back, is a cluster of tumuli. 1891 J. Leyland Peak Derbyshire iii. 45 Edale Cross, which is just below the curious detached little ridge known as Swine Back, is rudely shapen in millstone-grit. 1904 Manch. Q. 23 212 Oldham occupies the whole of a swine back hill. 2001 F. M. Broadhurst Rocky Rambles Peak District iii. 42 The track begins a gradual descent to meet the Pennine Way at the Swine's Back. †3. Coal Mining. In a coal seam: a space filled with sand, clay, or rock; = horse n. 11a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > obstruction or fault rider1653 fore-stone1668 jamb1721 septuma1728 horse1778 fault1796 heave1802 girdle1819 burnt stuff1852 swine back1883 white horse1886 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Swine-back (S.W.). See Horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1675
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