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cappabars

cappabars is the plural of cappabar.

Meaning of cappabar

Noun

cappabar (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship.
    • If e'er the Fortune of the war
      Gave him a Prize, he'd cap a bar
      Like blazes--but stand clear! that elf
      Who dared to steal besides himself.Burton, Alfred (1818), The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy, London: Methuen and Co., page 209

Questions about cappabars

What is cappabars the plural of?
Cappabars is the plural of cappabar.

Words near cappabars in the dictionary

  1. Capozzolis
  2. capp
  3. cappa
  4. cappa magna
  5. cappabar
  6. cappabars
  7. cappable
  8. cappadine
  9. Cappadocia
  10. Cappadocian
  11. Cappadocian Greek

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