English Dictionary: spay | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for spay | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spay \Spay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spaying}.] [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr. [?].] To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch; to castrate (a female animal). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spay \Spay\, n. [Cf. {Spade} a spay, {Spay}, v. t.] (Zo[94]l.) The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade. |