capon
Americannoun
noun
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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”
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The sequel follows the story of Tom's character Henry of Skalitz, a blacksmith's son turned knight, and Luke's character, the impulsive Sir Hans Capon.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
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
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
Multiple editions of this book by Brian Capon have been put out since its initial release in 1990.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
If you take a couple of Partridges in stead of a Capon, it will be of more nourishment, but hotter.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne
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