spay
1to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
Origin of spay
1Other words from spay
- un·spayed, adjective
Words that may be confused with spay
- spade, spayed
Other definitions for spay (2 of 2)
a three-year-old male red deer.
Origin of spay
2- Also called spay·ad [spey-uhd], /ˈspeɪ əd/, spay·ard [spey-erd]. /ˈspeɪ ərd/.
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How to use spay in a sentence
A pig (a spayed sow is best) bought in March four months old, can be had now for fifteen shillings.
Cottage Economy | William CobbettI have spayed with Paris green for the above-mentioned insects; am satisfied that I have checked them.
The Apple | VariousTo secure a more uniform flow and a richer quality of milk, cows are sometimes spayed, or castrated.
Cattle and Their Diseases | Robert JenningsTo test this hypothesis, Mr. Winn caused a very good cow, then in full milk, to be spayed.
Cattle and Their Diseases | Robert JenningsThe spayed heifer is an exception to the foregoing remark, and by many is esteemed even more useful than an ox of equal weight.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for spay
/ (speɪ) /
(tr) to remove the ovaries, and usually the uterus, from (a female animal)
Origin of spay
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