hogframe means A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, formerly used in American river and lake steamboats. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From hog + frame. Related to hogging, which it was designed to counter.
noun
- A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, formerly used in American river and lake steamboats.