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• Sagging — Sag ging, n. A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf. {Hogging}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Hogging and sagging — Hogging is the stress a ship s hull or keel experiences that causes the center of the keel to bend upward.Sagging is the stress a ship s hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the ship is in the trough of two… …   Wikipedia

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