n. [ OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. rücken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. √16. ]
Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back
Of chafed wild boars. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also
n. The backbone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Same as Ridgelling. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A little ridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ 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. ] (Zool.) A half-castrated male animal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Arch.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) See