25 January 2016

spado

[spey-doh]

noun, plural spadones [spey-doh-neyz, spuh-]

1. Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
2. a castrated man or animal.

Origin of spado

late Middle English Latin Greek
1400-1450; late Middle English < Latin spadō < Greek spádōn eunuch; akin to spân to tear off

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Examples from the Web for spado

Historical Examples

I missed spado at the muster this morning—did he quit the cave with you?
The Castle of Andalusia
John O’Keeffe

Anagram

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Today’s qoute

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?

– Bob Marley

On this day

25 January 1947 – Infamous gangster, Al Capone, dies of pneumonia and heart failure. He was born on 17 January 1899.

25 January 1971 – Ugandan General, Idi Amin seizes power while President Milton Obote is away. Amin’s brutal, 8-year dictatorship resulted in the murders of between 100,000 to 500,000 people. In 1979, Amin fled to Libya and later to Saudi Arabia, where he remained until his death on 16 August 2003.

25 January 1974 – Record flooding in Brisbane caused by Tropical Cyclone Wanda. During a 36 hour period, 642mm fell on Brisbane city, causing the deaths of 14 people, and flooding at least 6,700 houses.