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gelding definition

geld·ing (gel′diŋ)

noun

  1. a gelded animal; esp., a castrated male horse
  2. Archaic a eunuch

Etymology: ME < ON geldingr: see geld + -ing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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