About The Word Capon
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Capon
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What's The Definition Of Capon?
[n] castrated male chicken
[n] flesh of a castrated male chicken Synonyms | Synonyms for Capon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Capon: See Also | chicken | chicken | Gallus gallus | poulet | volaille Capon In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"pon\, n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap?n (cf. F.
chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. ? akin to ? to cut, OSlav. skopiti
to casrate. CF. {Comma}.]
A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded
to improve his flesh for the table. --Shak.
The merry thought of a capon. --W. Irving.
\Ca"pon\, v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of. |
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