gelding
Americannoun
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a castrated male animal, especially a horse.
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a eunuch.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gelding
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Old Norse word geldingr. See geld 1, -ing 3
Example Sentences
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The 3-year-old gelding paid $39.80 for Fresu and trainer Steve Knapp.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The six-year-old gelding scored its biggest win to date at the Bart Cummings over 2,520m at Flemington last month, before a third behind Half Yours at the Caulfield Cup.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
Police arrested 118 people on the day of the race, in which the gelding Hill Sixteen suffered a fatal injury.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024
He spurred his gelding and rode out into the river, but the horse struggled in the soft mud and beyond the reeds the water deepened.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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