ridgling

noun Veterinary Medicine.

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

Also, ridg·ling.

Also called ridg·el, ridg·il

[rij-uh

l] .

Origin:
1545–55; perhaps ridge + -ling¹, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back

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ridgeling, ridgling or ridgel (ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ, ˈrɪdʒəl)

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

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

ridgling, ridgling or ridgel

—n

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

ridgel, ridgling or ridgel

—n

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

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ridgeling, ridgling or ridgel (ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ, ˈrɪdʒəl)

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

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

ridgling, ridgling or ridgel

—n

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

ridgel, ridgling or ridgel

—n

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

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