spay
1to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
Origin of spay
1Other words from spay
- un·spayed, adjective
Words that may be confused with spay
- spade, spayed
Words Nearby spay
Other definitions for spay (2 of 2)
a three-year-old male red deer.
Origin of spay
2- Also called spay·ad [spey-uhd], /ˈspeɪ əd/, spay·ard [spey-erd]. /ˈspeɪ ərd/.
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How to use spay in a sentence
Fewer animals are born each year, thanks to broader spay and neuter programs, often dictated by law, and improved surgical techniques.
Around the same time, in the late 2000s, veterinarians launched a concerted effort to spay and neuter more dogs and cats.
Many people with companion animals in their homes do disagree about issues such as spaying and neutering policies, euthanasia or pet food.
The #BettyWhiteChallenge Highlights The Growth Of Animal Philanthropy And The Role Of Rescues | LGBTQ-Editor | January 17, 2022 | No Straight NewsA few years ago, Woods organized volunteer pilots to pick up feral cats from the island to be spayed and neutered.
Other shelters have had long-standing overcrowding issues because their states don’t have strong campaigns that encourage pet owners to spay and neuter their animals.
More than 130 dogs and cats flown to D.C. region after rescue from Hurricane Ida | Dana Hedgpeth | September 2, 2021 | Washington Post
She says the Humane Society would like to enforce spay and neuter laws to the point where there would be no purebred dogs left.
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society | Center for Public Integrity | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a land where resources are scarce, and spay-neuter initiatives are only starting to make inroads, this is not surprising.
In the course of time, they drank four-and-twenty, when spay said to the other, "Now we'll go."
British Dictionary definitions for spay
/ (speɪ) /
(tr) to remove the ovaries, and usually the uterus, from (a female animal)
Origin of spay
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