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Very small northern fish
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caplin
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Etymology 1 n. (alternative form of capelin English) Etymology 2 alt. The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle and swingel. n. The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zo["o]l.) Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the family Salmonid[ae] , now within the smelt family Osmeridae : Mallotus villosus , very abundant on the coasts of Greenland, Iceland, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes [syn: capelin , capelan ]
Usage examples of caplin.
The caplin is a small fish, about the size of a smelt or a little larger, and is caught in the neighborhood of Hamilton Inlet and south.
Therefore when feeding time came, seal blubber, of which there was an abundant supply in the igloo, fell to the lot of the animals, while our drivers and hosts appropriated the caplin to themselves.
A gurt fish with a barbel under its chin, that loved almost any bait you could name, but squid and caplin most.