ridgeling

ridge·ling

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rij-ling]
- /ˈrɪdʒ lɪŋ/
- /rˈɪdʒəlɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rij-ling]
- /ˈrɪdʒ lɪŋ/

Definitions of ridgeling word

noun ridgeling any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles. 1
noun ridgeling a domestic male animal with one or both testicles undescended, esp a horse 0
noun ridgeling an imperfectly castrated male domestic animal 0
noun ridgeling a horse or domestic animal in which one or both testes have failed to pass down into the scrotal sac 0

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Origin of ridgeling

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

1545-55; perhaps ridge + -ling1, from the belief that the undescended organs were in the animal's back

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Parts of speech for Ridgeling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ridgeling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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