01 n. Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.
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Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.[Obs.]
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4 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Geld
· IPA /ɡɛld/
02 v. t. To castrate; to emasculate.
imp. & p. p.
Gelded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gelding
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To castrate; to emasculate.
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2.
To deprive of anything essential.“Bereft and gelded of his patrimony.” — Shak.
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To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate.[Obs.]