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Meaning of cappabar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

no-plural, obsolete

Examples

“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.”

“Patrick O'Brian, *The Mauritius Command.* disposing of His Majesty's property was an immemorial practice among His Majesty's servants … and in the Navy it went by the name of cappabar.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cappadine Cappadocia Cappadocian Cappadocian Greek Cappadona Cappagh