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
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Arcangelo is a 3-year-old ridgeling who cost owner Jon Ebbert of Blue Rose Farm a bargain basement $35,000 as a yearling.
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 10 June 2023
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Joe Drape, New York Times, 10 June 2023
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“Ridgeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridgeling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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ridgeling
noun
ridge·ling
variants
or ridgling
1
: a partially castrated male animal
2
: a male animal having one or both testes retained in the inguinal canal
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