to geld

Examples

• All

• I should have gelded him at birth.

  The Devil's Double (2011)

• We gelded our boys, which was a hard thing to do since this is a rare breed.

  Blog text (23)

• And to start gelding the males, which is a lot faster, easier, and cheaper?

  Blog text (15)

• I wanted him gelded.

  Fiction book (1996)

• With the economic crisis and knowledge of the abandoned domestic horses in rescues or worse left to starve, I have suggested that the wild stallions be rounded up and gelded.

  Blog text (15)

• The veterinarian suggested that we should geld the stallion to prevent unwanted litters.

• After much consideration, they decided to geld the horse to ensure it wouldn't reproduce.

• In a careful procedure, the farmer planned to geld the young colt next week.

Synonyms

C

to cut

vsto geld

• NSFW

331 8.2

To remove the testicles of a male animal

is the common term used especially for horses

N

to neuter

vsto geld

37 5.3

To remove an animal's organs used to make babies so it cannot reproduce

is more specifically used for removing male testicles in horses

C

to castrate

vsto geld

• NSFW

21 9.1

To remove the sex organs of a person or animal so they cannot have young

is focused on male animals and often applied to horses

E

to emasculate

vsto geld

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1 9.9

Remove the testicles of a male animal

is used mainly for horses rather than all male animals

D

to demasculinize

vsto geld

• Specialized

9.9

To remove a male animal's testicles

is used especially for horses rather than general scientific contexts

Surface Forms

Etymology