ridgelingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s redgeling, 1600s– ridgling, 1800s– ridgeling.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < ridge n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Compare later ridgel n. Compare rigling n. and also rig n.², riggold n., riggon n., riggot n.¹, all in this sense and apparently ultimately reflecting forms of rig n.¹ rather than ridge n.¹ For the likely semantic motivation of these words see rig n.²

= rig n.² Also in extended use. Cf. ridgel n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > stock or breed > neutered animal > imperfectly neutered

riggold1410

ridgeling1555

riggot1559

rigling1563

ridgel1597

rig1851

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > whose genitals are undeveloped

riggold1410

ridgeling1555

riggot1559

rigling1563

riggon1567

ridgel1597

riggon tupa1642

rig1702

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xi. 259 Greate menne, that cannot alwaie haue their wiues in their own eye, appoincte redgelinges, or guelte menne to awaite vppon them.

1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 7 He alas! was impotent; In short, he was another such thing As waggish people call a ridgling.

1682 T. D'Urfey Royalist Prol. Yet who here would refuse a kind Intrigue; Faith none; who does it, is a Ridgling Whig.

1684 J. Dryden tr. Theocritus Idyllium iii, in Misc. Poems 235 O Tityrus, tend them well,..And 'ware the Ridgling with his butting head.

1790 A. Macmillan Treat. Pasturage ii. vi. 178 It would be adviseable to let no ridglings be amongst ewes.

1814 J. Shirreff Gen. View Agric. Orkney ii. 63 All these ridglings should be killed when lambs.

1891 R. P. Chope Dial. Hartland, Devonshire at Ridger A ridgel or ridgeling, an animal half castrated.

1908 Anat. Rec. 2 179 He was brought to me on March 27, 1907, with all typical characteristics of a ridgeling.

1974 E. C. Stacey Peace Country Heritage ii. 103 Reddon studied the occurrence of ridglings in boars and sought to determine if it was a hereditary trait, which it proved to be.

1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities ii. 11 A prize goat of the Golay brothers was made a ridgeling with a swift swipe of Matthew Rochat's meat cleaver.

2006 Guelph (Ontario, Canada) Mercury b5 Heffering is expected to have Majestic Son's fertility tested soon to determine whether the ridgling will be able to stand as a stallion despite having just one testicle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridgeling
释义	ridgelingn. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒlɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s redgeling, 1600s– ridgling, 1800s– ridgeling. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -ling suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < ridge n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Compare later ridgel n. Compare rigling n. and also rig n.², riggold n., riggon n., riggot n.¹, all in this sense and apparently ultimately reflecting forms of rig n.¹ rather than ridge n.¹ For the likely semantic motivation of these words see rig n.² = rig n.² Also in extended use. Cf. ridgel n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > livestock > stock or breed > neutered animal > imperfectly neutered riggold1410 ridgeling1555 riggot1559 rigling1563 ridgel1597 rig1851 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > whose genitals are undeveloped riggold1410 ridgeling1555 riggot1559 rigling1563 riggon1567 ridgel1597 riggon tupa1642 rig1702 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. xi. 259 Greate menne, that cannot alwaie haue their wiues in their own eye, appoincte redgelinges, or guelte menne to awaite vppon them. 1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 7 He alas! was impotent; In short, he was another such thing As waggish people call a ridgling. 1682 T. D'Urfey Royalist Prol. Yet who here would refuse a kind Intrigue; Faith none; who does it, is a Ridgling Whig. 1684 J. Dryden tr. Theocritus Idyllium iii, in Misc. Poems 235 O Tityrus, tend them well,..And 'ware the Ridgling with his butting head. 1790 A. Macmillan Treat. Pasturage ii. vi. 178 It would be adviseable to let no ridglings be amongst ewes. 1814 J. Shirreff Gen. View Agric. Orkney ii. 63 All these ridglings should be killed when lambs. 1891 R. P. Chope Dial. Hartland, Devonshire at Ridger A ridgel or ridgeling, an animal half castrated. 1908 Anat. Rec. 2 179 He was brought to me on March 27, 1907, with all typical characteristics of a ridgeling. 1974 E. C. Stacey Peace Country Heritage ii. 103 Reddon studied the occurrence of ridglings in boars and sought to determine if it was a hereditary trait, which it proved to be. 1992 A. Kurzweil Case of Curiosities ii. 11 A prize goat of the Golay brothers was made a ridgeling with a swift swipe of Matthew Rochat's meat cleaver. 2006 Guelph (Ontario, Canada) Mercury b5 Heffering is expected to have Majestic Son's fertility tested soon to determine whether the ridgling will be able to stand as a stallion despite having just one testicle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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