[spay] vt spayed ; spay.ing [ME, fr. MF espeer to cut with a sword, fr. OF, fr. espee sword, fr. L spatha sword--more at spade] (15c): to remove the ovaries of (a female animal)
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Meaning of SPAY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012