[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

capon \ca"pon\ k=a"p'n or k=a"pu^n; 277, n. oe. capon,
   chapoun, as. cap=un 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.
   1913 webster

         the merry thought of a capon.            --w. irving.
   1913 webster
see also:
comma 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

capon \ca"pon\, v. t.
   to castrate; to make a capon of.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

capon
     n 1: flesh of a castrated male chicken
     2: castrated male chicken

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