/ ˈkæpstən; NAmE / noun
a thick cylinder that winds up a rope, used for lifting heavy objects such as an anchor on a ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Provençal cabestan , from cabestre halter, from Latin capistrum , from capere seize.
/ ˈkæpstən; NAmE / noun
a thick cylinder that winds up a rope, used for lifting heavy objects such as an anchor on a ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Provençal cabestan , from cabestre halter, from Latin capistrum , from capere seize.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005