Caple

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkeɪp(É™)l/

Origin

Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus.

Full definition of caple

Noun

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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