English Explanatory Dictionary

cappabar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship.

Word forms

cappabar capperbar capabarre cap a bar cape bar

Etymology

Uncertain. First attested 1818 as cap a bar. Dated or obsolete by the early 20th century.

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