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Ridgeling — Ridge ling, n. [Prov. E. riggilt, riggot, ananimal half castrated, a sheep having only one testicle; cf. Prov. G. rigel, rig, a barrow hog, rigler a cock half castrated.] (Zo[ o]l.) A half castrated male animal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ridgeling — or ridgling [rij′liŋ] n. [prob. < RIDGE + LING1: ? in reference to assumed location of the testes] a horse or domestic animal in which one or both testes have failed to pass down into the scrotal sac … English World dictionary
ridgeling — or ridgling noun Etymology: perhaps from 1ridge; from the supposition that the undescended testis remains near the animal s back Date: 1555 1. a partially castrated male animal 2. a male animal in which one or both testes have not descended into… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ridgeling — noun a) male animal with at least one testicle still in the intestinal canal b) imperfectly castrated male … Wiktionary
ridgeling — ridge·ling or ridg·ling rij liŋ n 1) a partially castrated male animal 2) a male animal having one or both testes retained in the inguinal canal … Medical dictionary
ridgeling — n. young male animal with undescended testicles (esp. horse) … English contemporary dictionary
ridgeling — ridge·ling … English syllables
ridgeling — ridge•ling or ridg•ling [[t]ˈrɪdʒ lɪŋ[/t]] n. vet any male animal, esp. a colt, with undescended testicles • Etymology: 1545–55; perh. ridge+ ling I, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal s back … From formal English to slang
ridgeling — /ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ/ (say rijling) noun a colt with undescended testicles. Also, ridgel /ˈrɪdʒəl/ (say rijuhl). {ridge1 + ling1, probably from the belief that the undescended testicles were near the horse s ridge or back} …
ridgeling — noun a colt with undescended testicles • Syn: ↑ridgling, ↑ridgel, ↑ridgil • Hypernyms: ↑colt … Useful english dictionary
