Capon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
  • v. To castrate; to make a capon of.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.
  • v. To castrate; to make a capon of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A castrated cock; a cock-chicken castrated for the purpose of improving the flesh for table.
  • n. [So called, it is said, because letters were often conveyed inside of fowls. Cf. F. poulet, a fowl, also a love-letter, a billet-doux.] A letter.
  • To make a capon of; caponize.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. flesh of a castrated male chicken
  • n. castrated male chicken
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chicken    volaille    poulet    gallus gallus   
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    castrate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    veal    venison    chine    mutton    sirloin    bologna    meatloaf    duckling    pheasant    inat