geld
verb (used with object)
to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
had gelded
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past perfectof geld.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Yet, even in the hour of peril, and even to the genius of Dundee, the Celtic chiefs had gelded but a precarious and imperfect obedience.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
