Gelding
['geldɪŋ] or ['ɡɛldɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Geld
(v. t.) A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.
(p. pr. a. & vb. n.) from Geld, v. t.
Typist: Miranda
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Castrated animal.
Checker: Olivier
Examples
- He was riding a big gray gelding and he wore a khaki beret, a blanket cape like a poncho, and heavy black boots. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- We looked him up in the programme from the number on the groom's arm and it was listed a black gelding named Japalac. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Checker: Lorrie