1. castrated (of a rooster or other male bird or animal)
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'caponized'; primarily used in culinary and agricultural contexts

1. past tense and past participle of 'caponise': to castrate (a rooster or other male bird or animal)
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'caponized'; transitive verb

Examples

• The farmer caponised the young roosters to improve meat quality.
• Caponised birds tend to grow larger and develop more tender meat.
• The butcher sold caponised poultry at the market.
• They caponised the cockerels before they reached maturity.
• Caponised fowl was considered a delicacy in medieval European cuisine.