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caplins

caplins is the plural of caplin.

Meaning of caplin

Noun

caplin (plural caplins)

  1. 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.1832, The Sportsmen's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine

Questions about caplins

What is caplins the plural of?
Caplins is the plural of caplin.

Words near caplins in the dictionary

  1. caplines
  2. capling
  3. Caplinger
  4. Caplingers
  5. caplings
  6. caplins
  7. caplock
  8. caplocks
  9. caplostatin
  10. CAPM
  11. capmaker

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