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”
Example Sentences
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Les Capon, project manager with AOC Archaeology, said he believed part of the area could have been a blacksmith's workshop after discovering evidence of a forge and an anvil.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 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
“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
Multiple editions of this book by Brian Capon have been put out since its initial release in 1990.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
There was Fyle, and Fossick, and Blossomnose, and Sparks, and Joyce, and Capon, and Dribble, and a few others, but neither Washball nor Puffington, nor any of the holiday birds.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith
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