n. 阉鸡

Capon \Ca"pon\ (k[=a]"p'n or k[=a]"p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon,
chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr.
ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate.
Cf. {Comma}.]
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.
To castrate; to make a capon of.