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1. (v.t.) geld
to castrate:
to geld a stallion.
2. geld
to deprive of something essential:
to be gelded of one's pride.
3. (n.) geld
a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
Etymology: (1600–10; < ML geldum payment, tribute < Gmc; cf. OE geld, G Geld)
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| Definition of 'geld' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) geld, cut
cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
"the vet gelded the young horse"
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| Definition of 'geld' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) geld
money; tribute; compensation; ransom
2. (verb) geld
to castrate; to emasculate
3. (verb) geld
to deprive of anything essential
4. (verb) geld
to deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate
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