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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1711
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†CABAR, n. Also capbar. A lighter, a boat used in unloading cargoes.Abd. 1711 A. Clark Hist. Shipmaster Soc. (1911) 15:
From Provost Gordon, for salmon in the Cabarr [Ib. capbar].
[O.Sc. cabarr, a.1670, Fr. cabarre, gabare, id. See Gabbart.]
