Capon, castrated cock: Gentl. IV, 4, 10. Err. I, 2, 44. As II, 7, 154. H4A I, 2, 8. H4A I, 2, 8 II, 4, 502. II, 4, 502 Hml. III, 2, 100. Used as a term of reproach: Err. III, 1, 32. Ado V, 1, 156. Cymb. II, 1, 25 (perhaps == cap on; i. e. with a coxcomb). Quibbling, like the French poulet, for a love-letter: “Boyet, you can carve; break up this c.” LLL IV, 1, 56.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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