Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶CAPIDOCIOUS, adj. “Capital, first-rate” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). [The word has not been traced and is doubtfully authentic, poss. a confusion of Caperonish and Capernicious.]
