- geld|ing
- geld|ing «GEHL dihng», noun.1. a castrated horse or other animal.2. Obsolete. a eunuch.╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic geldingr < geldr barren)]
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geld·ing — /ˈgɛldıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] : a male horse that has had its testicles removed a six year old gelding compare ↑stallion … Useful english dictionary
geld — dane·geld; geld·ing; he·re·geld; not·geld; geld; wer·geld; … English syllables
geld´er — geld1 «gehld», transitive verb, geld|ed or gelt, geld|ing. to remove the male glands of (a horse or other animal); castrate. ╂[< Scandinavian (Old Icelandic gelda castrate < geldr … Useful english dictionary
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gelding — geld·ing … English syllables
gelding — geld·ing gel diŋ n a castrated animal specif a castrated male horse * * * geld·ing (gelґding) a castrated male animal, especially a horse … Medical dictionary
gelding — geld•ing [[t]ˈgɛl dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) ahb. a castrated male animal, esp. a horse 2) archaic a eunuch • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < ON geldingr. See geld I, ing III … From formal English to slang
gelding — geld|ing [ˈgeldıŋ] n a horse that has been gelded … Dictionary of contemporary English
gelding — geld|ing [ geldıŋ ] noun count a male horse that has been gelded … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Gelding — Geld ing, n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. g[ a]lling gelding, Dan. gilding eunuch. See {Geld}, v. t.] A castrated animal; usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male. [1913 Webster] They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
