ridgeling
or ridg·ling
[ rij-ling ]
/ ˈrɪdʒ lɪŋ /
noun Veterinary Medicine.
any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles.
Also called
ridg·el,
ridg·il
[rij-uh l] /ˈrɪdʒ əl/.
Words nearby ridgeling
ridgeback,
ridgecrest,
ridgefield,
ridgefield park,
ridgeline,
ridgeling,
ridgepole,
ridgetree,
ridgeway,
ridgewood,
ridgway
British Dictionary definitions for ridgeling
ridgeling
ridgling ridgel (ˈrɪdʒəl)
/ (ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ) /
noun
a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse
an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal
Word Origin for ridgeling
C16: perhaps from
ridge, from the belief that the undescended testicles were near the animal's ridge or back