gelding

The definition of a gelding is a castrated horse.

(noun)

A male horse that has had his testicles removed is an example of a gelding.

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See gelding in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See gelding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A castrated animal, especially a male horse.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old Norse geldingr

Origin: , from gelda, to geld

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