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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1680
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Capering, vbl. n. [f. Caper n. Cf. Caping.] Privateering. — c1680 Row Blair 491; c1680 Ib. 509.
Which … great loss of ships, together with the Scots capering, did not a little irritate the Dutch
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"Capering vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/capering>
