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caplin
Capelin Cape"lin, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zo["o]l.) A small marine fish (Mallotus villosus) of the family Salmonid[ae], very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska. It is used as a bait for the cod. [Written also capelan and caplin.] Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
Caplin
Caplin Cap"lin, n. See Capelin.
Caplin
Caplin Cap"lin, Capling Cap"ling, n. The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel. --Wright.

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- Look up caplin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Caplin may refer to: Capelin, a small forage fish also known as a caplin Alfred Gerald Caplin, better...
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- Maxwell Caplin (July 11, 1916 – July 15, 2019) was an American lawyer and educator, and the founding member of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered. Caplin was born...
- Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical...