capon
NounUS[key-pon]/ˈkeɪˌpɑn/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- flesh of a castrated male chickenType of chicken, poulet
- castrated male chickenType of chicken, Gallus gallus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ca′pon (kā′p'n or kā′pŭn; 277), noun
Origin: OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capūn (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. κάπων akin to κόπτειν to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate. Cf. Comma.
A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table. William Shakespeare
The merry thought of a capon.— Washington Irving
Ca′pon transitive verb
To castrate; to make a capon of.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54