| Pronunciation: | | 'keypân
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| Matching Terms: | | capo, capo tasto, capoc, capoch, capone, caponet, caponiere, caponise, caponize, caporal, caporetto, capot, capote, capoten, capouch
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- [n] castrated male chicken
- [n] flesh of a castrated male chicken
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| | See Also: | | chicken, chicken, Gallus gallus, poulet, volaille |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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