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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1808-1825
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†CAPILOWE, CAPPILOW, v.
1. To outdistance anyone in shearing, reaping, etc. Given as obs. in Watson Rxb. W.-B. (1923).Rxb. 1808 A. Scott Poems 101:
Let's try to keep in sight the fray, Or faith they'll capilowe us, I dread this day.Rxb. 1825 Jam.2:
One, who gets a considerable way before his companions on a ridge, is said to cappilow them. In an old game the following phrase is used: "Kings, Queens, Cappilow."
2. "Also held as a term of contempt" (Rxb. 1808 A. Scott Poems 101, Note).
[Origin uncertain. Cap- has been referred to Eng. cap, to outdo, surpass, and also to O.N. kapp, a contest.]
