cap‧stan /ˈkæpstən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old Provençal;
Origin: cabestan, from cabestre 'rope for leading an animal', probably from Latin capere 'to take, hold']
a round machine shaped like a drum, used to wind up a rope that pulls or lifts heavy objects
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