n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. capon, chapoun, AS. capūn (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 ]

v. t. To castrate; to make a capon of. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A young capon. [ R. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon. ] (Fort.) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To castrate, as a fowl. [ 1913 Webster ]