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Definition of Capon

1. Noun. Flesh of a castrated male chicken.

Definition of Capon

1. n. A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.

2. v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of.

Definition of Capon

1. Noun. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Capon

1. a gelded rooster [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capon

Literary usage of Capon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin by Laurence Binyon (1898)
"Signed and dated W. capon, June 10, 1798. Pencil; 7 x 9 in. 8. ... Signed and dated W. capon, July 21, 1801. Pencil and slight Indian ink wash; 5 x 7 in. ..."

2. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"A GLASGOW capon and a fadge ye thought a feast. |M.) 1812. W. TENNANT, Antler F., Iv. Each to his jaws A good Grail's capon holds [note 'a dried haddock ']. ..."

3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"The following is said in ridicule of the smallness of a man's possessions : capon. doux. One cart will serve fur nil your ..."

4. The Cook's Dictionary and House-keeper's Directory: A New Family Manual of by Richard Dolby (1830)
"Add to the flesh of the capon, four sweetbreads and half a pint of oysters, season them with salt, cloves, nutmeg, and mace, sweet marjoram, pennyroyal, ..."

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