middelmannetjie /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanəki/ noun1 •(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’. — 1996 formsmiddelmannetjies