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Meaning of "ridgeling" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIDGELING

Perhaps from ridge, from the belief that the undescended testicles were near the animal's ridge or back.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RIDGELING

ridgeling  [ˈrɪdʒəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIDGELING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ridgeling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIDGELING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ridgeling

Ridgling

A ridgling or rig is a male animal with an undescended testicle. An undescended testicle is not a serious or life-threatening condition, though it may cause the animal discomfort at times. This condition can be corrected by either surgery to place the testicle in the correct position or by castration to remove the testicle altogether. Horses that are ridglings are usually gelded, though owners of a prized animal may opt for surgery to preserve the value as a breeding stallion. An example of a ridgling that was gelded was the Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. While the horse was gelded because the undescended testicle caused him noticeable discomfort and his manners also improved after castration, his success in horse racing has led to considerable discussion over whether it would have been possible to opt for surgically correcting the condition instead.

Definition of ridgeling in the English dictionary

The definition of ridgeling in the dictionary is a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse. Other definition of ridgeling is an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIDGELING


angel
ˈeɪndʒəl
Angell
ˈeɪndʒəl
archangel
ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl
becudgel
bɪˈkʌdʒəl
brinjal
ˈbrɪndʒəl
cudgel
ˈkʌdʒəl
evangel
ɪˈvændʒəl
fodgel
ˈfɒdʒəl
ridgel
ˈrɪdʒəl
Rigel
ˈraɪdʒəl
strongyl
ˈstrɒndʒəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIDGELING

ridership
ridesharing
ridge
ridge piece
ridge tent
ridge tile
ridged
ridgel
ridgelike
ridgeline
ridgepole
ridger
ridgetop
ridgetree
ridgeway
ridgling
ridgy
ridgy-didge
ridic
ridicule

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIDGELING

calling
changeling
chemical peeling
Darjeeling
feeling
fellow feeling
freewheeling
gut feeling
hard feeling
hireling
ill feeling
ill-feeling
kneeling
modeling
paralleling
peeling
quarreling
remodeling
sniveling
unfeeling
wheeling

Synonyms and antonyms of ridgeling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ridgeling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIDGELING

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Translator English - Chinese

RIDGELING
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ridgeling
570 millions of speakers

English

ridgeling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ridgeling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ridgeling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ridgeling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ridgeling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ridgeling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ridgeling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ridgeling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ridgeling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ridgeling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ridgeling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ridgeling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ridgeling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ridgeling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निस्तेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ridgeling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ridgeling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ridgeling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ridgeling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ridgeling
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ridgeling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ridgeling
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ridgeling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ridgeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ridgeling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIDGELING»

The term «ridgeling» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIDGELING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ridgeling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIDGELING»

Discover the use of ridgeling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ridgeling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
I would reach. Ruiglean, ein, s. m. A ridgeling, a half-castrated goat. Ruigleanach , a. Like a ridgeling, castrated; abounding in ridgelings ; of, or belonging to, a ridgeling. Ruigsinn, s.f. A reaching, an arriving, an attaining; an arrival. Ruigsinn, (a) ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Ruiglean, ein, s. m. A ridgeling, a half-castrated goat. Ruigleanach, a. Like a ridgeling, castrated; abounding 1 in ridgelings ; of, or belonging to, a ridgeling. " Ruigsinw, s.s. A reaching, an arriving, an attaining; an arrivai. Ruigsinn, (a), pr. part, ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
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The Midwife and the Witch
Classical descriptions of the ridgeling condition, particularly as it occurred in sheep and cattle, form the basis for one supposed derivation of ridgeling. Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27? B-c-) m his De re rus- tica advised the herdsman that ...
Thomas Rogers Forbes, 1966
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Annual report
undesirable conformation of their carcasses, and probably their susceptibility to cold weather. Inheritance of the Ridgeling Characteristic in Angora Goats The object of this study is to discover how the ridgeling characteristic is inherited in goats ...
‎1916
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The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
It developed that this animal was a ridgeling and that two attempts had been made to remove the cryptorchid gonad.1 Uncontrollable behavior, especially in the presence of mares, is common in ridgeling horses; they may injure themselves or ...
‎1955
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Diseases of sheep and goats
CRYPTORCHIDISM (RETAINED TESTICLE, RIDGELING) The testicles of male goats and sheep normally descend into the inguinal canal or into the scrotum before or within a few days after birth. When one or both testicles are retained in the ...
Maurice Sommer Shahan, Ward Tomlinson Huffman, 1943
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Etymologicon Universale, Or Universal Etymological ...
The succeeding word to Ridge in Skinner is Ridgeling, "vox quae apud Higgin. exp. " Ovis Reicala vel Rejicula, fort, a Rejiciendo, addita term. dim. " ling. q. d. ovicula quae a grege Rejicitur vel Ejicitur." If there exists such a term as Ridgeling in ...
Walter Whiter, 1811
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Etymologicon Universale: Or, Universal Etymological ...
The succeeding word to RIDGE in Skinner is Ridgeling, "vox quse apud Higgin. exp. " Ovis Reicala vel Rejicula, fort, a Rejiciendo, addita term. dim. " ling. q. d. ovicula quae a grege Rejidtur vel Ejidtur." If there exists such a term as Ridgeling in ...
Walter Whiter, 1822
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Annual Report
Inheritance of the Ridgeling Characteristic in Angora Goats The object of this study is to discover how the ridgeling characteristic is inherited in goats and how best to eradicate it from a flock. It has been conclusively demonstrated this year that ...
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1913
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Experiment Station Record
Other studies with sheep indicated that the ridgeling or cryptorchld characteristic is hereditary. All the ridgeling rams dropped in the station flock were sired by one ram or by one of his sons or grandsons. Studies, by Warwick, of the Inheritance ...
‎1931

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIDGELING»

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CRAWFORD | Belmont Buzz: New shooters, old debts, and a …
American Pharoah began his racing career listed as a “ridgeling,” or colt with an undescended testicle. He has been listed as a colt, however, in his victories this ... «WDRB, May 15»
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American Pharoah towers over the Arkansas Derby field
Trainer Ron Moquett and owners Harry Rosenblum and Robert LaPenta elected not to run their Notional ridgeling in the Rebel. The Arkansas Derby will be the ... «Horse Racing Nation, Apr 15»
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Campbell Hill father and son own champion racehorse
Nate's Mineshaft, a 5-year-old ridgeling horse by Mineshaft out of Angel's Tearlet, is set to continue the hot streak he has going on the track. Owned by Windy Hill ... «The Southern, Jul 12»
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Tampa Bay Downs racehorse crashes rail for a mid-race swim
... hot for horses? Savannah protestors call for ban on carriage tour trade. Lightning is lethal: Keep horses safe in storms · Horse vocabulary: What is a ridgeling? «Examiner.com, Feb 11»

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