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Topic: WATER

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old Provençal
Origin: cabestan, from cabestre 'rope for leading an animal', probably from Latin capere 'to take, hold'

capstan

 noun
     
cap‧stan [countable]
TTW a round machine shaped like a drum, used to wind up a rope that pulls or lifts heavy objects
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