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   Capon , n. [OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capūn (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr. κάπων akin to κόπτειν 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.
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   The merry thought of a capon.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Capon, v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of.
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