Definition of "capon"

capon

/ˈkeɪpən/

  • noun

    plural capons

    1. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.    

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present capons, present participle caponing, simple past and past participle caponed

    1. (transitive) To castrate; to make a capon of.