gelding

Meanings

Plural: geldings

Noun

castrated male horse
A castrated male horse.
Any castrated male animal.

Verb

cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
present participle and gerund of geld

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English geldyng (“eunuch”), from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). By surface analysis, geld (“to castrate”) + -ing (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

cut, geld

Scrabble Score: 10

gelding is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gelding is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gelding is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

gelding is a valid Words With Friends word