cappabar

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship. no-plural,obsolete
    — If e'er the Fortune of the war Gave him a Prize, he'd cap a bar Like blazes--but stand clear! that elf Who dared to steal besides himself.

词形变化

capperbar alternative capabarre alternative capperbar alternative cap a bar alternative cape bar alternative

词源

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