SPAYS

Verb

spays

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spay

Source: Wiktionary


SPAY

Spay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Spaying.] Etym: [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr.

Definition: To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal).

Spay, n. Etym: [Cf. Spade a spay, Spay, v. t.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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