cap n For usage with specifying word, see DEAD-MAN'S CAP, DEVIL'S ~ , FAIRY ~ .
   1 Inflatable pouch on the snout of the hooded seal; HOOD.
   T 104-64 They had what we used to call a cap, and they'd toss about from side to side, and you can pound all you like [with a gaff] and it wouldn't make a bit o' difference at all.
   2 Comb cap-knee boot: fisherman's leather boot reaching above the knee.
   T 50/2-64 The leather'd come on up over the knee—cap-knee boots. They were built good.

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