0 past simple and past participle of geld --
1 to remove the testicles of a male horse or similar animal --
He had been gelded by the time of his death.
He was put into work as a two-year-old, but became shin-sore, and was gelded before being spelled.
Many older stallions, no longer used at stud due to age or sterility, can benefit from being gelded.
Amnesty was later gelded and made no impact in the stud.
A horse gelded young may grow taller and behave better if this is done.
However, to specify the symbol itself, it is sometimes called a "gelded question mark".
Donau was gelded at the end of his three-year old season in an attempt to curb his behavior, but he was still fractious.
Wooltex was later gelded and was a successful steeplechaser in the 1910s.
