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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On second thought, this could be the year of the capon.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2017
There were blancmanges of lobster and capon; of pike, carp and haddock.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2015
Tell her you want her to know now that a capon will do for her Thanksgiving because the rest of you will be enjoying the turkey elsewhere, thankful you’re out of grandma’s sight.
From Slate • Aug. 5, 2015
Bill occupied the kitchen, and invariably cooked a turkey at Thanksgiving and a capon at Christmas.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2013
One of the women had taken to sleeping in Weese's bed, and she got a piece of ripe blue cheese as well, and a wing off the capon that Weese had spoken of that morning.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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