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capon

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capon [′kā‚pän]
(agriculture)
A castrated male chicken.
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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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