ridgeling
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ridge + -ling, presumably from the supposition the remaining testicle(s) remain(s) near the back.
Noun
[edit]ridgeling (plural ridgelings)
- male animal with at least one testicle still in the inguinal canal
- imperfectly castrated male
References
[edit]- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967