ridgeback

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noun

Any 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 the Thai Ridgeback.

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Meanings

nounridgeback (plural ridgebacks)

plural ridgebacks

  1. Any 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 the Thai Ridgeback.

Origin

From ridge + back.

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APA

ridgeback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeback

MLA

“ridgeback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ridgeback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeback.

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