Trimming Cockerels Spurs. A s cocks get older, their spurs get longer. Some spurs can become very sharp and pointed and can cause damage to the sides of a hen during mating.
Full Definition of GIVEN. : something given; especially: something taken for granted: a basic condition or assumption. See given defined for English-language learners.
Given names were often dithematic, that is having two elements, which were usually based on Ancient Greek vocabulary words. For example, the name Î´Î·Î¼Î¿ÏÏÏÎ±ÏÎ· (Demostrate) was formed of the elements Î´Î·Î¼Î¿Ï (demou) = of the people and ÏÏÏÎ±ÏÎ¿Ï (stratos) = army.