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CAPON
capon
(noun) castrated male chicken
capon
(noun) flesh of a castrated male chicken
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Capon
A surname.
Anagrams
• Ponca, capno-, pocan, pocán
Etymology
Noun
capon (plural capons)
A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
Verb
capon (third-person singular simple present capons, present participle caponing, simple past and past participle caponed)
(transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.
Anagrams
• Ponca, capno-, pocan, pocán
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"pon, n. Etym: [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. skopiti to casrate. CF. Comma.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To castrate; to make a capon of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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