1
: a castrated animal
specifically
: a castrated male horse
2
archaic
: eunuch
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Crossing the finish line at odds of 18-1, this seven-year-old gelding shook up the world in more ways than one.
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
However, the 7-year-old gelding has won the track’s top summer grass race for older horses – the Grade II Del Mar Handicap – three straight years.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
The relief was because the gelding’s distinction was a paddle foot.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
However, the 7-year-old gelding has won the track’s top summer grass race for older horses – the Grade II Del Mar Handicap – three straight years.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
The relief was because the gelding’s distinction was a paddle foot.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
His team consisted of the best possible combination—a mare and her foal, now a four-year-old gelding.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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“Gelding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gelding. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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gelding
noun
geld·ing
ˈgel-diŋ 
: a castrated animal
especially
: a castrated male horse
Medical Definition
gelding
noun
geld·ing
ˈgel-diŋ
: a castrated animal
specifically
: a castrated male horse
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