Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Rhodesian ridgeback.
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- noun One of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs against the grain of the rest of the coat along the spine: the
Rhodesian Ridgeback , the Phu Quoc Ridgeback and theThai Ridgeback .
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Examples
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Looking forward to your book! kate. o.d: Breeders and kennel clubs often breed dogs to look like "ideals" - so short legs for dashchunds, a ridge on a ridgeback, a tiny head on a king charles spaniel etc.
The E-word lili 2009
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He was known for walking around town with his Rhodesian ridgeback, Naya.
Hantavirus Killed 35-Year-Old Man on Long Island Andrew Grossman 2011
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The island, and its even more isolated neighbour Príncipe, is a magical place of ridgeback mountains and rainforest, palms and rocky pinnacles, beaches and old Portuguese towns.
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He's a lovely boy, quite smart, and he's come to me because his previous owners could not keep him due to a personality conflict with their son's Rhodesian ridgeback, where "personality conflict" is a euphemism for violent hatred.
heroin objectifies need. tsubaki_ny 2009
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"Everybody knew him as Dr. Dave with the Rhodesian ridgeback."
Hantavirus Killed 35-Year-Old Man on Long Island Andrew Grossman 2011
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Best in Hound Group finalists: It looks like we have the beagle, the long-haired dachshund and wire-haired, the Norwegian elkhound, the Rhodesian ridgeback, and the whippet...
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I once had a rodesian ridgeback hog dog named rooster.
Name My Dog 2008
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She thought little white doggies were appetizers but had several mad crushes throughout her life, including a weimereiner, a doberman puppy and a ridgeback, all of which made her whine with delight when she saw them and prance about.
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As a handler, she's won best in breed with several German shorthaired pointers, an English setter, a Rhodesian ridgeback and a foxhound, among others, and has placed several times in the next level -- the group competition.
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We left completely stuffed, coveting a Rhodesian ridgeback, and anxiously awaiting our super important Labor Day plans: the season premiere of Gossip Girl.
A Dog and Pony (and Reality) Show in the Hamptons, Starring Nacho Figueras and Kristian Laliberte 2008
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