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geld⋅ing

  [gel-ding]
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–noun
1. a castrated male animal, esp. a horse.
2. a eunuch.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ON geldingr. See geld 1 , -ing 3

geld

1  [geld]
–verb (used with object), geld⋅ed or gelt, geld⋅ing.
1. to castrate (an animal, esp. a horse).
2. to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME gelden < ON gelda

Related forms:
gelder, noun
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geld 1   (gěld)   
tr.v.   geld·ed or gelt (gělt), geld·ing, gelds
  1. To castrate (a horse, for example).
  2. To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.

[Middle English gelden, from Old Norse gelda.]
geld·ing   (gěl'dĭng)   
n.  A castrated animal, especially a male horse.

[Middle English, from Old Norse geldingr, from gelda, to geld.]
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Gelding

Geld"ing\, n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. g["a]lling gelding, Dan. gilding eunuch. See Geld, v. t.] 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).

Gelding

Geld"ing\, p. pr. a. & vb. n. from Geld, v. t.
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Main Entry: geld·ing
Pronunciation: 'gel-di[ng]
Function: noun
: a castrated animal; specifically : a castrated male horse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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