ridgeling

or ridg·ling

[ rij-ling ]

nounVeterinary Medicine.
  1. any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles.

Origin of ridgeling

1
1545–55; perhaps ridge + -ling1, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back
  • Also called ridg·el, ridg·il [rij-uhl]. /ˈrɪdʒ əl/.

Words Nearby ridgeling

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British Dictionary definitions for ridgeling

ridgeling

ridgling ridgel (ˈrɪdʒəl)

/ (ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse

  2. an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal

Origin of ridgeling

1
C16: perhaps from ridge, from the belief that the undescended testicles were near the animal's ridge or back

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