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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Capital Fellow (A).
 
A stock-jobber, in French called Un Capitaine, par allusion aux capitaux sur lesquels on agiote habituellement., A good-tempered, jovial, and generous person.   1
 


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