Capling

/ˈkæplɪŋ/ noun

Definition

A young caplin fish, or the season when caplin are caught and processed.

Etymology

Derived from caplin with the suffix -ing, indicating either a diminutive form (young caplin) or a gerundive form (the activity of catching caplin).

Kelly Says

During caplin 'runs' in summer, entire towns in Newfoundland would halt to harvest the massive schools migrating toward shore—it was literally how people fed their families for the whole year.

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