gelding

gelding

a castrated male animal; a eunuch
Not to be confused with:gilding – the application of gold leaf; something used to create a deceptively alluring aspect

geld·ing

G0072800 (gĕl′dĭng)n. A castrated animal, especially a male horse.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse geldingr, from gelda, to geld.]

gelding

(ˈɡɛldɪŋ) n (Animals) a castrated male horse[C14: from Old Norse geldingr; see geld¹, -ing¹]

geld•ing

(ˈgɛl dɪŋ)

n. 1. a castrated male animal, esp. a horse. 2. Archaic. a eunuch. [1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse geldingr. See geld¹, -ing³]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gelding - castrated male horse male horse - the male of species Equus caballus

Translations

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