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plural caplins
Alternative form of capelin examples
The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle and swingel. quotations examples
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