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geld::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cut |
| Type of | castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate |
| Derivation | gelding |
the vet gelded the young horse.
Examples of geld
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A kick like the one delivered by Sri Lanka could geld our former studs.
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Generally when you geld them they lighten off a bit, but it has had the opposite effect with him.
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Geld was levied at intervals on the existing hidage assessments.
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For taxation purposes, the whole was assessed at two geld units.
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Stallman heeft geen huis, auto, tv, geld, vrouw of kinderen.
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It is unclear whether the geld was collected at all during the reign of Henry's successor, King Stephen.
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Stephen's successor, King Henry II, collected the geld only twice, once in 1155 and again in 1161-1162.
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The geld was unpopular, and after 1162 Henry may have felt it politically expedient to stop collecting it.
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The geld would be collected at a stated rate per hide.
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- Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"
- (Gelds) A gelding is a castrated animal -- in English, the term specifically refers to a castrated male horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. As a verb, it also refers to the castration procedure itself. The word comes from the Old Norse geldr ("barren"). ...
- Money; notably: A tribute A compensation, notably a financial one A ransom; To castrate a male (usually an animal)
- Old Eng. law. It signifies a fine or compensation for an offence; also, rent, money or tribute.
- The name for the old English land-tax which was assessed by the hide. Derived from the Old English word for 'money' or 'tax'.
- To geld; to cut or castrate a horse.
- Tax, assessed per hide.
