ridgeback
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ridgeback
First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
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For the most recent study, they focused on German short/wirehaired pointer, mastiff, Newfoundland, Rhodesian ridgeback and Siberian husky.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
One of their dogs, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Finn, has separation anxiety.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
Some of the priest’s dozen rescue dogs accompany Father Roy to Mass. On Jan. 18, he brought Charlotte, a black lab, and Bandito, a Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2019
Eclectic housing: Jordan Creed, 29, walking with her 10-month-old daughter and Rhodesian ridgeback along MacArthur Boulevard toward the farmers market at Glen Echo, said she and her husband had longed to live in the area.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2017
Q-Tip is perched at his kitchen counter, eating cinnamon-coated apple slices and stroking his dog, an elegant Rhodesian ridgeback named after Fela Kuti.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
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