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spay

UK/speɪ/ US/ˈspeɪ/ uncommon rare

verb

1.

remove the ovaries of

  • “Is your cat spayed?”
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From Middle English spayen, spaien, from the Anglo-Norman espeier, equivalent to the Old French espeer (“to cut with a sword”), from espee (“sword”), whence the Modern French épée.

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