spado
Americannoun
PLURAL
spadones-
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
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a castrated man or animal.
Etymology
Origin of spado
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin spadō < Greek spádōn eunuch; akin to spân to tear off
Example Sentences
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Matthew Spado, Coast Guard liaison officer to the Bahamas, said in a press release.
From Washington Times
Jesaias, and some other Jewish writers, have affirmed that Daniel belonged to that class of beings; but it has been shown that the name of Spado, which he bore, merely gave him the high rank that eunuchs held at the Assyrian court.
From Project Gutenberg
The Goodman case is similar to that of the now deceased Olive Watson, who adopted her lesbian lover, Patricia Spado, in 1991.
From Slate
Spado, 'tis your business to relieve the centinel.
From Project Gutenberg
Only you, Calvette, Sanguino, Rapino, and Spado go; the rest prepare for our general excursion.
From Project Gutenberg
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