Add to ORKGcaplin nA fish of the family Clupeidae, very similar to a smelt; frequently imported from Newfoundland dried. It is the general bait for codfish there.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citW.J. KIRWIN AUG 1971AUG 1971 JH AUG 1971Used I and SupUsed I and SupNot usedcapelan, capellin, capeling, caplain, capline, capling, capon, ceaplin, ~bait, ~baiting, ~bunting, ~cart, ~fishery, ~mesh, ~pit, ~run, ~scull, ~season, ~seine, ~sick, ~spawn, ~time, ~trap, ~trip, ~voyage, ~weather, ~glut, ~skiff, BAITSKIFF, BAITING, SEINEChecked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 30 Mar 2015; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used