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ridg·ling

also ridge·ling  (rĭj′lĭng)
n.
A male animal with one or two undescended testicles.
[From obsolete ridgel, perhaps from ridge (from the belief that the undescended testicles remained near the animal's back).]
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ridgeling

(ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ) or

ridgling

;

ridgel

(ˈrɪdʒəl)
n
1. (Veterinary Science) a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse
2. (Veterinary Science) 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]
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ridge•ling

or ridg•ling

(ˈrɪdʒ lɪŋ)

n.
any male animal, esp. a colt, with undescended testicles.
[1545–55; perhaps ridge + -ling1, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ridgeling - a colt with undescended testicles
ridgel, ridgil, ridgling
colt - a young male horse under the age of four
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