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ridged adjective [ rɪdʒd ]

• marked with or formed into narrow raised bands.
• "the ridged sand of the beach"

ridge verb

• mark with or form into narrow raised bands.
• "a field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly"
Origin: Old English hrycg ‘spine, crest’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rug and German Rücken ‘back’.


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