Capon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪpən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Capon is a noun meaning A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
Meaning
A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.
Example Sentences
[…] You cannot feed capons so.
[…] And then, the Iustice / In faire round belly, with good Capon lin'd,
“With vegetables in it, you know. Then turbot with thick sauce, then ... roast beef; and mind it’s good. Yes, and capons, perhaps, and then sweets.”
Word Forms
- capons
- caponing
- caponed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bench, gamecock, capreol, fatling, wether, bareback.
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