Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A capstan; specifically, among American lumbermen, a rough capstan built on a raft.

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Examples

  • If you have the time you could plant a time capsal and put a copy of your book or a writen confession in it.

    A dispatch from the library 2008

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