middelmannetjie
(South Africa) A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.
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(South Africa) A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.
Spoor [of a hippopotamus] Well-worn paths, some 20 cm wide, lead up from rivers, the four-toed tracks running parallel, and clearly indicating a ‘middelmannetjie’.
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