Castrated

The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.

Tom castrated the calves.

The Cock (which crows in the morning) has a comb and spurs; when castrated, is called a capon and is crammed in a Coop.

A wether is a castrated male sheep or goat. A bellwether was originally a wether who led a flock of other sheep; a bell was placed around his neck to help locate the animals.

Eunuchs are castrated male slaves.

Did you hear the news about the woman who castrated her husband because he cheated on her?

Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

"Weather" and "whether" are homonyms; be careful not to confuse them while writing. And of course neither should be confused with their other homonym, "wether", which refers to a castrated male goat.

If you participate in genocide or eugenics you will be castrated.

If you exploit workers, you will be castrated.