ridgeling

English

Alternative forms

• ridgling

Etymology

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

Noun

ridgeling (plural ridgelings)

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

References

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

Anagrams

• regilding