capping

The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.

Noun

  1. The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
    • I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine. - 1603, Michel de...
  2. the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
  3. The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
  4. The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
  5. The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
  6. Lying or exaggerating.
  7. The recording of a television broadcast to one's computer.
  8. The method of capitalizing every other word in social media titling and tagging to improve readability over unmixed case. Example: #CAPPINGimprovesREADABILITY.

Origin

Etymology tree Late Latin [Term?]? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English -ing English capping From cap + -ing.

Forms

cappings

Derived

cold capping pitchcapping soft capping

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of cap