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/kæpˈsaɪz/ verb

To tip over or turn upside down, especially for a boat or ship.

From Spanish 'cabezada' or possibly Dutch/Spanish nautical terminology. The exact origin is debated among etymologists, but it appeared in English maritime vocabulary by the 1700s and became a technical sailing term.

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