spay 1
/spay/ , v.t. Vet. Med.
to remove the ovaries of (an animal).
[ 1375-1425; late ME spayen espeïer to cut with a sword (OF espeer ), deriv. of espee sword; see ÉPÉE ]
spay 2
/spay/ , n.
a three-year-old male red deer. Also called spayad /spay"euhd/ , spayard /spay"euhrd/ .
[ 1375-1425; late ME ]