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Definition of Gelding
1. Noun. Castrated male horse.
Definition of Gelding
1. n. A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.
2. p. pr., a., & vb. n. from Geld,
Definition of Gelding
1. Noun. a castrated male horse ¹
2. Noun. any castrated male animal ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) a eunuch ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of ''geld'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gelding
1. a castrated animal [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gelding
1. A castrated animal; usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male. "They went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him." (Wyclif (Acts viii. 38)) Origin: Icel. Gelding a gelding, akin to geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. Galling gelding, Dan. Gilding eunuch. See Geld. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelding
Literary usage of Gelding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"A gelding is a castrated male horse. State v. Royster, 65 NC 539. "A reference
to Webster's Dictionary shows the noun 'gelding,' as used in our language, ..."
2. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper by Charles Viner (1791)
"310. ing to deceive and cozen the plaintiff, offering to fell one geld- was, that
Vf that gelding of a colt, and thai the faid gelding -was then his ..."
3. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1861)
"HERCULES, brown gelding, by Slinge, dam by Sir Hercules, 16 hands 1 inch bigi,
... CLARET, brown gelding, 15 hands 3 inches high, np to 15 stone ..."
4. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1818)
"... Mare or gelding, or any other Dog, liable to Duty in the Place or Stead of
... Mare or gelding (hall have been kept or ufed, and fetting forth the Kind ..."
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