(·p.pr. & ·vb.n.) from Geld, ·vt.
II. Gelding ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Geld.
III. Gelding ·vt A castrated animal;
— usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose