"Yarmouth capon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Yarmouth capons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yarmouth capon (plural Yarmouth capons)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A bloater, or red herring. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Yarmouth_capon-en-noun-yEOjkGgI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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