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Definition of capon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

capon

noun

/ˈkeɪpɒn/,

/ˈkeɪpən/

/ˈkeɪpɑːn/

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a male chicken that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed) and made fat for eating
Word Originlate Old English: from Old French, based on Latin capo, capon-.

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