| 释义 |
spay
I. \ˈspā\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English spayen, from Middle French espeer to cut with a sword, pierce, from Old French, from espee sword, from Latin spatha broadsword — more at spathe
: to remove or extirpate the ovaries of (as a sow or a bitch) : castrate
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a spayed animal
2. : spaying
III. noun
or spay·ad \-āəd\; or spay·ard \-āə(r)d\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English spayer, spayad
: a male red deer in his third year |