Ronderib, noun
- Forms:
- Also with small initial.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, literally ‘round rib’, see quotation 1934.
Now often in the phrase Ronderib Afrikander. A variety of Afrikander sheep (see Afrikander noun sense 7) raised where conditions favour animals with relatively high feeding requirements, and sometimes sub-divided into silky-haired (see blinkhaar noun2) and coarse-haired types; round-ribbed Afrikander. Also attributive. See also Van Rooy.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 145Ronderib,..A term applied to one of the two breeds of Afrikaner or fat-tailed sheep sprung from the old stock originally found in the Cape Province and Namaqualand. As the name denotes, this sheep has well-sprung ribs which distinguish it from the hardy Namaqua type found in the driest parts of South Africa which is rather flat-ribbed.
1990 Grocott’s Mail 6 July 8It seems that the fat-tailed Ronderib Afrikaner sheep can serve a useful purpose in raising the reproductive rate of Merino ewes.
Now often in the phrase Ronderib Afrikander.A variety of Afrikander sheep (see Afrikander noun sense 7) raised where conditions favour animals with relatively high feeding requirements, and sometimes sub-divided into silky-haired (see blinkhaar noun2) and coarse-haired types; round-ribbed Afrikander. Also attributive.
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