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).]
ridgeling
Dictionary:
ridge·ling ridg·ling (rĭj'lĭng)  |
also n.
| Veterinary Dictionary: ridgling |
Cryptorchid; usually said of a horse.
| WordNet: ridgeling |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a colt with undescended testicles
Synonyms: ridgling, ridgel, ridgil
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