spay
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spay¹
- /speɪ/ UK
Sounds like spae, Spey · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
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.
verb spays · spaying · spayed · spade
- To destroy or remove the ovaries or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy. We’re having our cat spayed as we don’t want her having kittens.
noun spays · spaie · spave · spaye · spey
- The act of spaying an animal. I was queasy about my first spay of a far-gone feral and left it up to my vet.
spay²
Where it comes from
See spayard.
noun spays
- Rare form of spayard.spayard
spay³
verb spays · spaying · spayed
- Alternative form of spae (to foretell or divine)spae
