Rhodesian ridgeback
noun
Rhodesian ridge·back
-ˈrij-ˌbak 
often capitalized second R
: any of an African breed of powerful long-bodied hunting dogs having a dense harsh short tan coat with a characteristic crest of reversed hair along the spine
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Advertisement In her own home, Lippman said she’s put her 12-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback in a room with a HEPA filter.
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Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
The case involved an enormous dog in Nevada named Onion, a 120-pound mastiff–Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
—Hope Corrigan | The New York Times, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022
Chase is finally in his forever home! Until recently, Chase — a nine-year-old, Rhodesian ridgeback/hound mix — had lived at Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch in Palm City, Florida, for all but one year of his life.
—Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
The case involved an enormous dog in Nevada named Onion, a 120-pound mastiff-Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
One of their dogs, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Finn, has separation anxiety.
—Ben Finley, ajc, 5 Jan. 2022
She was matched with Javelin, a Rhodesian ridgeback and lab mix who was saved from going hungry on the side of a road in South Carolina.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 19 June 2021
The Humane Society held a naming contest earlier this month for the five female and four male Rhodesian ridgeback/hound-mix puppies and their mom, and the group said a woman named Renee B. of Vista came up with the winning names.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
My husband found Clementine, a Rhodesian ridgeback, online in Georgia.
—Margaret Coder, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
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Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
The case involved an enormous dog in Nevada named Onion, a 120-pound mastiff–Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
—Hope Corrigan | The New York Times, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022
Chase is finally in his forever home! Until recently, Chase — a nine-year-old, Rhodesian ridgeback/hound mix — had lived at Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch in Palm City, Florida, for all but one year of his life.
—Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022
The case involved an enormous dog in Nevada named Onion, a 120-pound mastiff-Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
One of their dogs, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Finn, has separation anxiety.
—Ben Finley, ajc, 5 Jan. 2022
She was matched with Javelin, a Rhodesian ridgeback and lab mix who was saved from going hungry on the side of a road in South Carolina.
—Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 19 June 2021
The Humane Society held a naming contest earlier this month for the five female and four male Rhodesian ridgeback/hound-mix puppies and their mom, and the group said a woman named Renee B. of Vista came up with the winning names.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
My husband found Clementine, a Rhodesian ridgeback, online in Georgia.
—Margaret Coder, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
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