Real Dictionary

Rhodesian ridgeback in British English
any of a breed of strong, short-haired hunting dog developed in S Africa, with a light tan or light reddish-tan coat and a ridge along the spine formed by the hair growing forward
large short-haired breed of dog characterized by a ridge of hair growing along the back in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat
noun: a large short-haired breed of dog characterized by a ridge of hair growing along the back in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. It was originally a hunting dog from South Africa
noun: one of a South African breed of medium-sized muscular hunting dogs having a short, glossy, red or tan coat, with a characteristic ridge of hair along the spine consisting of parallel crowns of hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest of the coat