spay
spay \'spa-, substand 'spa-d\ \'spa-d, substand 'spa-d-*d\ \'spa--in, substand 'spa-d-in\ vt or spayed; or spay.ing [ME spayen, fr. MF espeer to cut with a sword, fr. OF, fr. espee] sword, fr. L spatha sword - more at SPADE : to remove the ovaries of (a female animal)