gelding
/ˈɡeldɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡeldɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgel-diŋ/ (ame, mw)
gelding — noun
- geldingsingular
- geldingsplural
1. an adult male horse whose reproductive organs have been removed by surgery, usua
an adult male horse whose reproductive organs have been removed by surgery, usually to make the animal calmer and easier to ride or work with.
Ziad rode a quiet brown gelding along the forest trail every Sunday morning.
typical: ride + a + [colour] + gelding
The riding school chose a gentle gelding for the nervous new students.
common context: riding-school horse
Yael's grandfather bred horses on the farm and kept three geldings for pulling the plough.
After the operation, the young stallion became a gelding and grew much calmer.
Camila bought an old gelding at the country auction and called the horse Pepper.
- castrated horse
the descriptive equivalent; less common in everyday speech among horse owners
- stallion
an uncastrated adult male horse, often kept for breeding
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'stallion' (uncastrated adult male horse) and 'mare' (adult female horse). The change from stallion to gelding is irreversible.