gelding
/ˈɡɛldɪŋ
/noun
A castrated animal, especially a male horse.A larger space is needed between stallions and other pastures used by geldings and other horses....
- A record 5,110 horses - 2,668 colts, 2,440 fillies, and two geldings - are cataloged for the 14-day sale that runs through September 26.
- The total number of horses - 2,668 colts, 2,440 fillies, and two geldings - is 219 more than last year's previous record of 4,891.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old Norse geldingr, from geldr 'barren'.
- on one's last legs
- on one's (or the) doorstep
- on one's own
- on one's own account
- on one's own ground
- on one's own hook
- on one's own initiative
- on one's own responsibility
- on one's plate
- on one's toes
- on one's uppers
- Onopordon
- Onopordum
- on (or at or in) every corner
- on (or at) sight
- on (or by) foot
- on order
- verglas
- veridical
- veridicality
- veridically
- veriest
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verification