ridgeling

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ridgeling (plural ridgelings)

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

References[edit]

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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