Bible Dictionaries
Caper

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.

(2):

(n.) A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer.

(3):

(n.) The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles.

(4):

(n.) A plant of the genus Capparis; - called also caper bush, caper tree.

(5):

(n.) A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caper.html. 1828.