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Definition of Geldings

Gelding
Geld Geld, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gelded or Gelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gelding.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan. gilde, Sw. g["a]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG. galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.] 1. To castrate; to emasculate. 2. To deprive of anything essential. Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. --Shak. 3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Gelding
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
Gelding Geld"ing, p. pr. a. & vb. n. from Geld, v. t.

Meaning of Geldings from wikipedia

- like geldings. Geldings are preferred over stallions for working purposes because they are calmer, easier to handle, and more tractable. Geldings are therefore...
- compared to female horses, known as mares, and castrated males, called geldings. Temperament varies widely based on genetics and training, but because...
- particularly in geldings. Not only can smegma, a waxy substance that includes dirt and dead skin cells, ac****ulate, but some geldings (and occasionally...
- They may not be roan or have large amounts of white markings. Mares and geldings may be black, bay, brown, grey or roan. In the UK stallions may not be...
- stallions. Some equestrians consider mares to be more difficult to handle than geldings. The results of a study by the Sydney School of Veterinary Science suggested...
- United States, there was a division for fillies and another for colts and geldings. The race was short lived when the entire United States horse racing and...
- restricted to intact horses that are three years old (i.e., excluding geldings). The five races are: In the past, won Satsuki Sho, ****an Derby and Ki****a...
- distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9.5 furlongs; 1.9 kilometres) on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second...
- parallel in 1986, when it opened to geldings, becoming the only classic race in either France or Great Britain in which geldings are allowed to run. (Note that...
- Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1...