What's the difference between gelding and gelt?

Gelding


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Geld
  • (v. t.) A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but formerly used also of the human male.
  • (p. pr. a. & vb. n.) from Geld, v. t.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A 5-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was examined because of a small axillary wound sustained 5 days earlier and had resulted in extensive subcutaneous emphysema.
  • (2) Experiment 1 was designed to determine the diurnal variation of glucose and two glucoregulatory hormones, insulin and cortisol, in four fasting geldings.
  • (3) Geldings from Cd-exposed living areas accumulated insignificantly more Cd in liver, kidneys and hair than mares.
  • (4) There were more male horses (stallions and geldings) than mares.
  • (5) This occurrence of problem behavior was not significantly different from the occurrence of these behavioral patterns in 46 geldings that had been castrated as stallions (over 3 years of age).
  • (6) The possibility of seasonal variation in the feedback effect of testosterone or oestradiol was investigated by giving replacement treatment to geldings for 2-3 weeks during breeding and non-breeding seasons.
  • (7) In the present paper, it is shown that: (1) this tumor contains glucocorticoid receptors, (2) its growth is also inhibited by treatment with dexamethasone (Dex), and (3) the growth rate of a cell line and several clones established from the tumor is negatively controlled by Dex 10(-7) M in culture medium containing 10% gelding serum.
  • (8) 1, semen was collected from 8 geldings every other day after castration until the number of spermatozoa per ejaculate was below 1% of the precastration value.
  • (9) Two-dimensional real-time echocardiographic examination of a 3-year-old Thoroughbred gelding with pleuropneumonia revealed an intact aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva, which was confirmed at postmortem examination.
  • (10) Uroperitoneum as a sequela to urethral calculus in an adult gelding was successfully managed by use of subischial urethrotomy and abdominal drainage.
  • (11) A case of colic in a Haflinger gelding is reported.
  • (12) Necropsy of a chronically lame 16-year-old thoroughbred gelding revealed granulomatous osteomyelitis and polyarthritis due to a widely disseminated infection by Micronema deletrix.
  • (13) Ciliates resembling Polymorphella ampulla (Dogiel, 1929) were found in large numbers in the crypts and lamina propria of the caecum and colon of a one-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that had shown recurring bouts of chronic diarrhoea and weight loss over a 5-month period.
  • (14) A fractured right supraglenoid tubercle in a 15-month-old Thoroughbred gelding was repaired by partial biceps brachii tenotomy, interfragmentary compression, and tension band wiring.
  • (15) Geldings were at a higher risk of developing sarcoids in comparison with stallions.
  • (16) The Ballarat-trained gelding started as a rank outsider yet made light of the 100-1 odds with a late move down the home straight, holding off the fast-finishing Max Dynamite, ridden by Frankie Dettori, by three-quarters of a length to secure victory.
  • (17) A well-circumscribed proliferative mass was protruding from the body of the mandible of a 4-year-old Appaloosa gelding.
  • (18) No significant sex difference was found between colts, geldings and fillies.
  • (19) A 16-year-old gelding was examined because of weight loss, inappetence, and intermittent fever of 2 months' duration.
  • (20) A 5-year-old Appaloosa gelding was presented with a history of intermittent multiple joint swelling, weight loss, and anemia.

Gelt


Definition:

  • (n.) Trubute, tax.
  • (v. t.) A gelding.
  • (n.) Gilding; tinsel.

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