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3 also corn capper: A utensil for popping corn. [ cap v 5 ] eKY
1939 Atlantic Mth. 164.533 neKY, Sister Nell finished poppin’ the capper of corn. . . He watched Sister Nell shuffle another capper of popcorn over the fire. 1982 Slone How We Talked 33 eKY (as of c1950), Corn capper—corn popper; a long-handled pan made of wire, with a removable lid, used to pop popcorn.