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ridgil

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ridge⋅ling

  [rij-ling]
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–noun Veterinary Medicine.
any male animal, esp. a colt, with undescended testicles.
Also, ridgling.
Also called ridg⋅el, ridg⋅il  [rij-uhl] .

Origin:
1545–55; perh. ridge + -ling 1 , from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back
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Main Entry: ridge·ling
Variant: or ridg·ling /'rij-li[ng]/
Function: noun
1 : a partially castrated male animal
2 : a male animal having one or both testes retained in the inguinal canal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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