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
Police described the dog, named Drake, as a gold pit bull-Rhodesian ridgeback mix with a zigzag scar on his back.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023
One of their dogs, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Finn, has separation anxiety.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Pets: A dog that is a Staffordshire terrier-Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2019
Depression: in 2014, the Calais School in Whippany, New Jersey, hired a rhodesian ridgeback named Cali to detect the stress hormone cortisol on its students.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2018
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