ridgeling

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noun

A male animal with at least one testicle still in the inguinal canal.

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Meanings

nounridgeling (plural ridgelings)

plural ridgelings · alternative ridgel · alternative ridgil · alternative ridgling · alternative riggald · alternative riglin · alternative rigling

  1. A male animal with at least one testicle still in the inguinal canal.
  2. An imperfectly castrated male.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna colt with undescended testicles

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ridglingridgelridgil
Broader
colt
Also see
ridgel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ridge + -ling, presumably from the supposition the remaining testicle(s) remain(s) near the back.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

regilding
Cite this entry
APA

ridgeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeling

MLA

“ridgeling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ridgeling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridgeling.

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