Look up: capon

1. Capon
   A castrated rooster that makes a good roasting bird. It ranges in size from four to ten pounds and has plenty of breast and thigh meat. Its size makes it an ideal choice for serving eight to twelve. May require special ordering from your butcher.
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2. Capon
   The culinary term for castrated chicken that is fed on a special diet until it is slaughtered at the age of 6 to 9 months. Considered by most to be the best eating chicken available.
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3. capon
   [n] - flesh of a castrated male chicken 2. [n] - castrated male chicken
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4. capon
   male fowl castrated surgically before having reached sexual maturity Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. Capon
   A male fowl castrated for the purpose of improving the quality of the flesh.
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6. Capon
   Ca'pon (kā'p'n or kā'pŭn; 277) noun [ Middle English capon , chapoun , Anglo-Saxon capūn (cf. French chapon ), Latin capo , from Greek ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein...
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7. Capon
   Ca'pon transitive verb To castrate; to make a capon of.
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8. capon
   noun castrated male chicken
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9. capon
   noun flesh of a castrated male chicken
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10. Capon
    • (v. t.) To castrate; to make a capon of. • (n.) A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table.
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11. capon
    (from the article `poultry`) ...in many jurisdictions), but most immature males (cockerels) are castrated (in modern times usually chemically, with hormones that cause atrophying ...
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12. Capon
    Capon is slang for a young homosexual man.
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13. Capon
    Capon is slang for a young homosexual man.
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14. capon
    
    • flesh of a castrated male chicken
    • castrated male chicken
    
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15. Capon
    A castrated male chicken.
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16. capon
    (KAY-pahn) - A 6 to 8 pound castrated male chicken (an unsexed rooster). More richly flavored than regular chicken and with a denser texture.
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17. Capon
    A `capon` is a rooster that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food. History: The Romans are credited with inventing the capon. The Lex Faunia of 162 BC forbade fattening hens in order to conserve grain rations. In order to get around this the Romans castrated roosters, which...
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