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Definition of Capons
1. capon [n] - See also: capon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capons
Literary usage of Capons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 'Hail and Farewell!' by George Moore (1912)
"For a long time I thought that Yeats was referring to the priests, but he must
have been thinking of capons; no, he knows nothing of capons. ..."
2. Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen by Joseph Robertson (1847)
"... two bolls of oats ; For the Waulk Mylne, three pounds six shillings eight
pence, six capons, ... four pounds, one wedder, one dozen capons ; For Little ..."
3. Western Poultry Book by A. Basley (1912)
"In Philadelphia and New York, in London and Paris, capons are considered a great
delicacy, and as we, in California, become more metropolitan, capons will ..."
4. The Royal Cookery Book: (le Livre de Cuisine) by Jules Gouffé, Alphonse Gouffé (1869)
"capons WITH VEGETABLES Prepare and cook 2 capons as before, without larding them ;
dish them against a block of bread in the same way; place a trimmed ..."
5. Farm Poultry: A Popular Sketch of Domestic Fowls for the Farmer and Amateur by George Catchpole Watson (1919)
"On the other hand, the profits from fine capons which have been prepared by the
expert will ... If the prices which capons bring are to be compared ..."
6. The Architecture of Birds by James Rennie (1831)
"I thought," says Reaumur, " I had sent to school three capons, but one of them
proved to be a cock, though he came home as well instructed as his two ..."
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