Usually means: Small fish, related to smelts.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (caplin)

noun:  The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle and swingel.
noun:  Alternative form of capelin [Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.]

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