castrated cock

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• capon — O.E., a castrated cock, from L. caponem (nom. capo) castrated cock, perhaps lit. to strike off, from PIE root * (s)kep to cut (see HATCHET (Cf. hatchet)). Probably reinforced in M.E. by cognate O.N.Fr. capon …   Etymology dictionary

• capon — /kay pon, peuhn/, n. a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food. [bef. 1000; ME; OE capun < L capon (s. of capo) castrated cock; akin to Gk kóptein to cut, OCS skopiti to castrate] * * * …   Universalium

• Capon — Ca pon (k[=a] p n or k[=a] p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• capon — 1) a castrated cock, fattened for the table 2) a red herring or other kinds of fish (slang). See Crail s capon, Glasgow capon, Severn capon, and Yarmouth capon 3) called a fish out of the coop by monks who wished to evade the Friday fast by… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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• capon —   n. castrated cock, especially fattened for table.    ♦ caponize, v.t. castrate …   Dictionary of difficult words

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