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capon

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ca·pon  (kpn, -pn)
n.
A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
[Middle English capoun, from Old English capn and from Old French capon, both from Latin cp, cpn-.]
capon [ˈkeɪpən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a castrated cock fowl fattened for eating
[Old English capun, from Latin cāpō capon; related to Greek koptein to cut off]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken
chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
2.capon - castrated male chicken
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Translations
capon [ˈkeɪpən] N → capón m
capon [ˈkeɪpən] n → chapon m
capon
n → Kapaun m
capon [ˈkeɪpən] n → cappone m
capon [ˈkeɪpən] n → cappone m


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By my troth I had thought to carve you like a capon ere now.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
It was a wonderfully delicate piece of carving, and in a moment, through one of the rents of his gown, you espied a fat capon hung round the monk's waist.
The American by James, Henry View in context
Wardle; for the fat boy was hanging fondly over a capon, which he seemed wholly unable to part with.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
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