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Capper
(gcide) | Capper \Cap"per\, n.
1. One whose business is to make or sell caps.
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2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers. [Slang, U. S.]
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3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or
cartridge.
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handicapper
(encz) | handicapper,osoba stanovující handicap n: Zdeněk Brož |
Handicapper
(gcide) | Handicapper \Hand"i*cap`per\ (-k[a^]p`p[~e]r), n.
One who determines the conditions of a handicap.
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Recapper
(gcide) | Recapper \Re*cap"per\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"p[~e]r), n. (Firearms)
A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to
a cartridge shell in reloading it.
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Uncapper
(gcide) | Uncapper \Un*cap"per\, n.
An instrument for removing an exploded cap from a cartridge
shell.
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Whitecapper
(gcide) | Whitecap \White"cap`\, n.
1. (Zool.)
(a) The European redstart; -- so called from its white
forehead.
(b) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.
(c) The European tree sparrow.
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2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the
wind is freshening.
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3. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee
attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce
persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods
or masks. [U. S.] -- White"cap`, v. -- White"cap`per,
n.
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handicapper
(wn) | handicapper
n 1: someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of
the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) [syn:
odds-maker, handicapper] |
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