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(k"p'n or k"pn; 277), n.[OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capn (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. ka°pwn akin to ko°ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate. Cf. Comma.] A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table. Shak. The merry thought of a capon. W. Irving. Ca"pon v. t.To castrate; to make a capon of. スポンサード リンク
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