Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAP, Caup, v.3 “To bulge, twist, or warp” (w.Sc. 1887 Jam.6). [kɑp Sc., but m.Sc. + kǫp]Nai. 1813 W. Leslie Gen. View Agric. Nai. and Mry., Gloss.:
Kinch. A cross rope capped about one stretched along and tightening it.
Hence cappie, adj., “warping, given to warping, like green wood, as: “That timmer's unco cappie” (Ayr. 1887 Jam.6); cappit, caupit, “twisted, bent, as happens to green wood on exposure to heat” (Ayr. 1879 Jam.5); “applied to a tub or wooden vessel which has been allowed to stand dry too long” (Ayr.5 1928).Ayr. 1938 (per Kcb.9):
A board is “caupit” by heat.
