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Caple

{

Ca′pel

(kā′pĕl)
,

Ca′ple

(-p’l)
}
,
Noun.
[Icel.
kapall
; cf. L.
caballus
.]
A horse; a nag.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Holland.

Ca′ple

,
Noun.
See
Capel
.

Definition 2024


Caple

Caple

See also: caple

English

Proper noun

Caple

  1. A surname.

caple

caple

See also: Caple

English

Noun

caple (plural caples)

  1. (obsolete except in dialects) a horse
    • Late 14th century: ‘Herkne, my broþer, herkne, by þy feiþ! / Herestow nat how þat þe cartere seiþ? / Hent it anon, for he haþ yeve it þee,/ Boþe hey and cart, and eek his caples þre.’ — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡saplɛ]

Noun

caple

  1. genitive singular of capla
  2. nominative plural of capla
  3. accusative plural of capla