gelding (root: geld)

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: geld=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

gelding, n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. gälling gelding, Dan. gilding eunuch. See Geld, v. t.].

 A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.  [1913 Webster]
"They went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him."  [1913 Webster]

gelding, p. pr., a., & vb. n. 

 from Geld, v. t.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gelding, n. a gelded animal, esp. a male horse.

Etymology

ME f. ON geldingr: see GELD

THESAURUS

gelding

Houyhnhnm, altering, blank cartridge, brood mare, castration, castrato, charger, colt, courser, critter, dobbin, dud, emasculation, entire, entire horse, equine, eunuch, filly, fixing, foal, horse, impotent, incompetent, invalid, mare, mount, nag, prancer, spaying, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, tarpan, top horse, war-horse, weakling, wild horse

ROGET THESAURUS

gelding

Carrier

N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.

Man

N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.