Defn: 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.
CAPON
Ca"pon, v. t.
Defn: To castrate; to make a capon of.
CAPONET
Ca"pon*et, n.
Defn: A young capon. [R.] Chapman.
CAPONIERE Cap`o*niere", n. Etym: [F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
Defn: A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
CAPONIZE
Ca"pon*ize, v. t.
Defn: To castrate, as a fowl.
CAPORAL
Ca`po*ral" (kä`po*räl"), n. [Sp. See Corporal, n.]