ruggens, plural noun
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, from Dutch rug back, down, ridge, saddle, spine + plural suffix -ens, -gens.
Downs; undulating hills.
- Note:
- Also used as an element in place-names, e.g. Swartruggens.
[1862 Lady Duff-Gordon Lett. from Cape (1925) 154But the atmosphere here won’t do after that of the ‘Ruggens’ as the Caledon line of country is called.]
1967 E. Rosenthal Encycl. of Sn Afr. 473Ruggens,..Literally backs or ridges. Closely packed hills in rolling country, which occurs in various parts of the Cape, including Caledon and Bredasdorp. They are usually fertile.
Downs; undulating hills.
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