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Caplin

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of capelin. alt-of, alternative

    "Then the caplin moved off, and five minutes later there was no sound except the splash of the sinkers overside, the flapping of the cod, and the whack of the muckles as the men stunned them."

  2. 2
    The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle and swingel.

    "no sooner had one snatched away the caplin, than another sprang out of the water at my hand, and actually caught a slight hold of my finger and thumb."

  3. 3
    very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes wordnet

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