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geld
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As a noun, geld means a payment. As a verb, it means castrate a male (usually an animal).
Meanings of geld
8 meaningsnoun
Northern EnglandA payment.
A female animal, such as a ewe or cow, that is not pregnant.
Older and rare meanings (2)
chiefly archaicdialectalhistoricalMoney.
historicalIn particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
verb
To castrate a male (usually an animal).
figurativeTo deprive of anything essential; to weaken.
Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)body
“the vet gelded the young horse”
Similar: cut
Older and rare meanings (1)
historicalTo tax geld.
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geld around the world
Northern EnglandA payment.
Synonyms by meaning
verb: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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