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capon
CIDE DICTIONARY
capon, n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap (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. [1913 Webster]
"The merry thought of a capon." [1913 Webster]
capon, v. t.
To castrate; to make a capon of. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
capon, n. a domestic cock castrated and fattened for eating.
Derivative
caponize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
OE f. AF capun, OF capon, ult. f. L capo -onis
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capon
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