Gelding Definition

gĕldĭng
geldings
noun
A gelded animal; esp., a castrated male horse.
Webster's New World
A eunuch.
Webster's New World

(archaic) A eunuch.

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verb

Present participle of geld.

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Other Word Forms of Gelding

Noun

Singular:
gelding
Plural:
geldings

Origin of Gelding

  • From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (“to castrate”), whence also English geld (Etymology 2).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old Norse geldingr from gelda to geld

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gelding Sentence Examples

  • It was a sorrel gelding named Red.

  • His bay gelding had the sleek lines of a racehorse and the look of endurance as well.

  • Cade mounted a gray gelding and they headed out across the treeless hills.

  • Outstanding quality gelding who has competed affiliated dressage last year whilst still entire has BD points.

  • For Sale - Horses 14.3 part bred arab gelding - fit and ready Novice level endurance.

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