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 \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 \Geld"ing\, p. pr., a., & vb. n. from {Geld}, v. t.
Prescott, a stocky Morgan gelding who spent 20 years with the Boston Police Department, "paid his dues over and over," according to Patrolman Emilio "Moe" Ciriello, the city's top police horseman.
In a Gallup poll, the gelding got a recognition rating of 94%, Mr. Lamont 72%.
Boone County firefighter and University veterinary faculty and students helped rescue Marty, a 4-year-old gelding.