Names for castrated animals

[Andrew (imported)]

I will have to appologize for this one

Dear Antonio

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[Andrew (imported)]

I found it. A castrated male deer is called a "havier".

By the way, a castrated male catis sometimes called a "gib"

[Paolo]

Thanks, Andrew, I did not know this. Very interesting!:)

[Glenda J (imported)]

As an interesting aside in Esperanto, the International Language, the problem of castrated anything is easy. You learn one word, chavalo, for example means "horse." "virchavalo" means male horse or "stallion," chavalino means "mare" or female horse. "chavalido" means the young horse, chavalaro is a group or horses or a "herd." "chavalajo" means a "horse place" or stable.

Then "eksvirchavalo" is the castrated horse or gelding.

This applies to any animal. Well, almost. A man is a viro and a woman a virino and you might expect a eunuch to be an eksviro, but he is actually a "eaunuko."

So live and learn.

Glenda

[dave44 (imported)]

I call my castrated dog Elvis....the same thing he was called before he was castrated !!

[hrlyrdr (imported)]

isnt a bullock also a steer?

just a thought

[madscientist (imported)]

I found it. A castrated male deer is called a "havier".

By the way, a castrated male catis sometimes called a "gib"

Javier is a man's name in Hispanic countries. I wonder if there is a connection?

[colin (imported)]

Hrlyrdr,

In a sense, bullock, steer and ox are all the same thing. However, a bullock is specifically a young animal. A steer is older and is intended for beef, whereas Oxen are kept as draught animals.

A modern misconception is that people imagine that Horses were always the primary draught animals, but this only happened during the 18th century. Before that almost all ploughing and pulling of carts was done by Oxen. Horses were kept mainly for war and were much too valuable.

LOL

[hrlyrdr (imported)]

okay folks break out your dictanionary(sp) and look up the word cob, it is not a castrated animal, but i think the answer will suprise you

[Mac (imported)]

Yes, rather surprising

cob \kab\ n 1 : a male swan 2 : corn-cob 3 : a short-legged stocky horse

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