The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Hogged

Sea Terms

When the two ends of a ship droop from the midship part, causing an upward arching of the keel, she is said to be hogged. This may be caused from structural weakness, old age, or from pounding on a rock or on the shore. (See Sagged, Broken-backed.)

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