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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caplin \Cap"lin\, n. See {Capelin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caplin n : very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: {capelin}, {capelan}]
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