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caponize

[ key-puh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

caponized, caponizing.
  1. to castrate (a fowl).


caponize

/ ˈ°ì±ðɪ±èəˌ²Ô²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. tr to make (a cock) into a capon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of caponize1

First recorded in 1645–55; capon + -ize
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The whole subject of capons and caponizing is treated in detail.

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The purpose of caponizing is not, as is sometimes stated, to increase the size of the chicken, but to improve the quality of the meat.

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CAPONIZING.—The castration or caponizing of the male chicken is commonly practised in certain localities.

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Can three to four month old cockerels be caponized successfully in summer, and if so, what care, feed, etc., do they require afterwards?

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The breeds suitable for caponizing are the Asiatics and Americans.

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