razorback









razorback


noun

  1. a finback or rorqual.
  2. a wild or semiwild hog with a ridgelike back, common in the southern U.S.
  3. a sharp narrow ridge or range of hills.

adjective

  1. Also ra·zor·backed, ra·zor-backed. having a sharp ridge along the back.

noun

  1. Also called: finback the common rorqualSee rorqual
  2. a semiwild or wild pig of the southeastern US, having a narrow body, long legs, and a ridged back
n.

type of pig with a sharp ridge-like back, 1849, from razor (n.) + back (n.). Especially of feral hogs in the U.S. South. Also used of narrow ridges of land.

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