CAPONIZE

caponize, caponise

(verb) convert a cock into a capon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

caponize (third-person singular simple present caponizes, present participle caponizing, simple past and past participle caponized)

(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"pon*ize, v. t.

Definition: To castrate, as a fowl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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