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caplin capelin, capling, capline (older) [< Cdn F < F capelan codfish] Esp. East Coast 
a small, edible marine fish, Mallotus villosus, much used as bait by cod fishermen.
- 1620 Iune hath Capline a fish much resembling Smeltes in form and eating. . . .
- 1784 The bait is small fish of all kinds: Herring, Capelin, Lance, Tom Cod. . . .
- 1888 (1908) The capeling is found on the coast of the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay, thus implying the presence of cod upon banks nearby. . . .
- 1964 Other fish too frequented the deep fiords . . . particularly the caplin. . . .
- 1620 Iune hath Capline a fish much resembling Smeltes in form and eating. . . .