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How to pronounce gelded in English?

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Synonyms cut, emasculated

Examples of gelded

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Gelded since joining Brian Ellison and has won both starts over hurdles since.
From the independent.co.uk
Has been gelded, and trainer has a good record with horses from other stables.
From the independent.co.uk
In between, he was gelded in a last-ditch attempt to make him race more tractably.
From the couriermail.com.au
An example of a ridgling that was gelded was the Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In my day during play lunch, we watched horses being gelded in a Tulloch Lodge yard.
From the smh.com.au
Sponenberg received a call about a short horse that was about to be gelded.
From the sciencedaily.com
Nobody wants to see a gelded 165-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette again like we did in 1974.
From the forbes.com
They get identification numbers for tracking, and stallions are gelded.
From the courier-journal.com
He was gelded during his spell and he seems to have matured as a horse.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • 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.