ridgeling

or ridg·ling

[ rij-ling ]

noun

, Veterinary Medicine.

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

ridgeling

/ ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ; ˈrɪdʒəl /

noun

1. a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse
2. an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of ridgeling¹

1545–55; perhaps ridge + -ling ¹, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back

Word History and Origins

Origin of ridgeling¹

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