caple

English - Turkish

Definition of caple in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of caple in English English dictionary

a horse

Late C14: ‘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.

A horse; a nag

Turkish pronunciation

keypıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkāpəl/ /ˈkeɪpəl/

Etymology

() Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus.