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ridgeling
or ridg·ling
[ rij-ling ]
noun
, Veterinary Medicine.
- any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles.
ridgeling
/ ˈrɪdʒəl; ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ /
noun
- a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse
- an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ridgeling1
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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
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