ridgeling

noun

ridge·​ling ˈrij-liŋ 

variants or ridgling

1

: a partially castrated male animal

2

: a male animal in which one or both testes have not descended into the scrotum

Examples of ridgeling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arcangelo is a 3-year-old ridgeling who cost owner Jon Ebbert of Blue Rose Farm a bargain basement $35,000 as a yearling. —Joe Drape, New York Times, 10 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from ridge entry 1; from the supposition that the undescended testis remains near the animal's back

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

ridgeling

noun

ridge·​ling

variants or ridgling

ˈrij-liŋ 

1

: a partially castrated male animal

2

: a male animal having one or both testes retained in the inguinal canal