un spayed
verb (used with object) Veterinary Medicine.
to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to remove the ovaries, and usually the uterus, from (a female animal) | |
| [C15: from Old French espeer to cut with the sword, from espee sword, from Latin spatha] | |
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Word Origin & History
spay
c.1410, "stab with a sword, kill," also "remove the ovaries of," from Anglo-Fr. espeier "cut with a sword," from M.Fr. espeer, from O.Fr. espee "sword" (Fr. épée), from L. spatha "broad, flat weapon or tool," from Gk. spathe "broad blade" (see spade (1)).
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spay (spā)
v. spayed, spay·ing, spays
To surgically remove the ovaries of an animal.
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