capon

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For her 117th birthday, she ate foie gras, roasted capon, cheese and a dessert similar to a baked alaska.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

From the Renaissance up to the late nineteenth century, one finds many cookbooks that suggest covering boiled meat, especially poultry such as duck or capon, with macaroni or filled pasta.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

On second thought, this could be the year of the capon.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2017

Mr Hoover once described his ouster Mr Roosevelt as a "chameleon in plaid" while FDR called his predecessor a "fat, timid capon".

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2016

"You'll mend that before you sleep," Weese announced as he pulled the last bit of meat off the capon.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin