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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gel-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɛl dɪŋ |
Definition of gelding
Origin :- late 13c. (as a surname), from Old Norse geldingr, from gelda "castrate" (see geld (v.)).
- verb castrate
- He went across to the hotel, tied the gelding at the rack, and sat down on the veranda.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Could they have outridden the gelding to such an extent as that?
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- In the meantime, three days had put the gelding in very fair condition.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- With head bowed, shoulders hunched, he bent over the gelding.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- She glanced at him sharply, then fell to pleating the gelding's mane.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- On, on, until now the gelding had poked his nose past the filly's flying hocks.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- The weary miles had taught the gelding submission if not perfect manners.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- His horse's head hung low as the gelding blew in gusty snorts.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- For a moment she looked at him uncomprehendingly, and then her eyes shifted to the gelding.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- The stud might be mean, harder to handle even than the gelding.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
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