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cappabar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cap-pabar
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

capperbar (alternative) capabarre (alternative) cap a bar (alternative) cape bar (alternative)

Questions

What does cappabar mean?
a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship.
Where does cappabar come from?
Uncertain. First attested 1818 as cap a bar. Dated or obsolete by the early 20th century.

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