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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAPPEL, CAPUL, n. A horse or mare; “in a more limited sense work-horse” (Sc. 1832 Scott Waverley Novels (1895) XLVIII. Gloss. 441). [′kɑpʌl]Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 233:
And hark! what capul nicker'd proud?n.Ir. 1884 Cruck-a-Leaghan and Slieve Gallion Lays and Leg. of n. Ir. 19:
He got a young horse that could fly like the wind, An' lave Leitrim's best cappel or garron behind.
