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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1685
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Ridge-back, n. [Late Anglicised form corresp. to Rig-bak n.] The back (of a person). —1685 Sinclair Satan's Inv. World 110.
One Alexander Bogs … finds the mark upon her ridge-back