| 释义 |
caponize, v.|ˈkeɪpənaɪz|
[f. capon n. + -ize.]
trans. To make a capon of; to castrate.
1654Gayton Fest. Notes iv. ii. 180 [To] dishonour a Cock of his spurrs: that is to Caponize the gallant spirit of the Creature. 1736Bailey Househ. Dict. 140 These bustards may likewise be caponiz'd, as well as turkeys, to make them larger. 1859R. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. R.G.S. XXIX. 350 The habit of caponizing cattle and poultry prevailed..before the arrival of the Arabs. |