caponized

Variant of capon

capon definition

ca·pon (kā′pän′, -pən)

noun

a castrated rooster, esp. one fattened for eating

Etymology: ME capoun < OE capun & OFr chapon < L capo < IE base *(s)kep-, to cut > shaft

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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