uncastrated

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From un- +‎ castrated.

Adjective

[edit]

uncastrated (not comparable)

  1. (of a male person or animal) Not castrated; possessing testicles.
    • 2000 May 24, Jon Nordheimer, “Hunting for Pigs, And Florida's Past”, in The New York Times[1]:
      "Bull hogs," or boars, which are uncastrated male pigs, tend to have a dark, gamy flesh not appreciated by everyone.
  2. (figuratively) Not weakened, censored, or the like.

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • uncastrated in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
  • uncastrated”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.