capon

3 definitions found

capon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Capon \Ca"pon\ (k[=a]"p'n or k[=a]"p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon,
     chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr.
     ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate.
     Cf. Comma.]
     A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded
     to improve his flesh for the table. --Shak.
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           The merry thought of a capon.            --W. Irving.
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  Capon \Ca"pon\, v. t.
     To castrate; to make a capon of.
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capon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  capon
      n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken
      2: castrated male chicken