cappien.
/ˈkapi/, U.S. /ˈkæpi/, Scottish English /ˈkapɪ/ Scottish.
1. A small drinking vessel.
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1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. i. 18 I think ye hae been at the wee cappie this morning.
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2. ‘A kind of beer between table-beer and ale, formerly drunk by the middling classes’ (Jamieson).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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