geld

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geld /ɡeld/ verb [transitive]  HBATAto remove the testicles of a horse 阉割〔公马〕→ See Verb table

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geld• In general, it is best to geld a colt before he is one-year old.• The 4-year-old gelding had never encountered a sloppy track before, but took to it immediately.• In the process, the people often gelded themselves.• Chester, a chestnut gelding with three white socks, was a particular family pet.Origin geld (1200-1300) Old Norse gelda

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geld /ɡeld/ verb [transitive]to remove the testicles of a horse

geldBrE /ɡeld/ 🔊NAmE /ɡeld/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they geld BrE /ɡeld/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡeld/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it gelds BrE /ɡeldz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɡeldz/ 🔊past simple gelded BrE /ˈɡeldɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡeldɪd/ 🔊past participle gelded BrE /ˈɡeldɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡeldɪd/ 🔊 -ing form gelding BrE /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (specialist) to remove the testicles of a male animal, especially a horse 阉割（雄性动物，尤指马）；给（动物）去势 SYN castrate