capon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of capon
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English capun, from Latin capōn- (stem of capō ) “castrated cock”; akin to Greek kóptein “to cut,” Old Church Slavonic skopiti “to castrate”
Example Sentences
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In Scotland, the Capon Tree in the Scottish Borders is one of the few trees left from the Jedforest woodland, which was cut down to provide timber for shipbuilding.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
“The restriction of ethylene’s destructive effects only to cells in the abscission zone illustrates the precise control plants exercise over their hormone systems,” Capon wrote.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
Dormancy is a “virtual metabolic standstill,” wrote Capon, who died last year but was a professor of botany at California State University, Los Angeles, for decades.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
The hosts, already in sight of the tryline, used their maul from the lineout to power over through Capon.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2022
Boil your Capon in fair-water by it self; and a Marrow-bone or two by themselves in other water.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
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