Defn: The backbone. [Obs.]
Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone. Holland.
RIDGEL
Ridg"el, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Ridgelling.
RIDGELET
Ridge"let, n.
Defn: A little ridge.
RIDGELING Ridge"ling, n. Etym: [Prov. E. riggilt, riggot, ananimal half castrated, a sheep having only one testicle; cf. Prov. G. rigel, rig, a barrow hog, rigler a cock half castrated.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A half-castrated male animal.
RIDGEPIECE; RIDGEPLATE
Ridge"piece`, Ridge"plate`, n.
Defn: See Ridgepole.
RIDGEPOLE
Ridge"pole`, n. (Arch.)