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
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Goodie Two Shoes, trained by Ireland's Joseph O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, finished in second place, with English gelding Middle Earth in third.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
She rode the gelding to victory at the Group 1 Caulfield Cup last month -- the first woman to win that race in its 149-year history -- and will start from an ideal barrier eight.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
It was somewhat of an upset as the 3-year-old gelding paid $34.80 to win for O’Neill and jockey Antonio Fresu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024
Halfway up the hill they could see Nellie and the iron-gray gelding, Pete, nibbling the heads from the wild oats.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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