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Definition of Spado
1. n. Same as Spade, 2.
Definition of Spado
1. Noun. (rare) Someone who has been castrated; a eunuch or castrato. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spado
1. a castrated man or animal [n -DONES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spado
Literary usage of Spado
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories: With Two by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1880)
"••spado. ... "spado" in The Cattle of Andalusia, by O'Keefe ; '« sir C. Curry "
in Inkle and ..."
2. The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the by Elizabeth Inchbald (1808)
"Eh ! what the deuce, do you hire out your senses and organs, and— spado. ...
spado. Yes, and if you don't instantly pay the hire, I'll strike up a symphonia ..."
3. The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the edited by Inchbald (1824)
"spado. Six chests of massy plate • Look, only look into the closet; ... Now,
spado, I—hey, where is my little dreamer i but why is this door open ..."
4. The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at the by Inchbald, Mrs Inchbald (1808)
"spado. Now if 1 could bring the old ones together, I shouldn't doubt of ... spado.
He's almost deaf. spado. You must bellow to him like a speaking- trumpet. ..."
5. London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"... spado; a Naked Venus, TITIAN; a Madonna, witb St. Catharine, and St. John with
a Lamb, OLD PALMA ; Our Saviour healing the Blind, VERRIO; St. Catharine ..."
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