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Rhodesian Ridgeback

Definitions

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  • noun A dog bred in Southern Africa to hunt lions.

Etymologies

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Named for the "ridge" of hair along the spine that grows toward the dogs front.

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Examples

  • He was sold to us as a fudge-coloured "Spanador" (a spaniel/Labrador cross), though I suspect there's a bit of what we used to call Rhodesian Ridgeback in there too.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    German Dog Has 17 Puppies At Once AP 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    17 Puppies Born To German Dog The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    German Dog Has 17 Puppies At Once AP 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    German Dog Has 17 Puppies At Once AP 2010

  • A Northeast Washington man came home to discover his house ransacked ... and his beloved Rhodesian Ridgeback stolen WUSA reports.

    Dog missing after NE robbery 2010

  • Leading the way will be his panting Rhodesian Ridgeback, a South African canine bred to hunt lions.

    South Africa Beyond the Soccer Stadium 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    German Dog Has 17 Puppies At Once AP 2010

  • A Rhodesian Ridgeback may be curbed from lunging at every squirrel while on lead, but his hunting instinct will never be eliminated.

    Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Leading With Love: Kid Whispering, Dogs and Verbal First Aid 2010

  • Owner Ramona Wegemann said Monday she barely slept for more than a couple of minutes without interruption during about four weeks in an "exhausting" struggle to make sure all of the purebred Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies would survive.

    17 Puppies Born To German Dog The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

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