Definition of "capo" [capo]

• A small movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar or similar instrument so as to raise the pitch of all the strings uniformly. (noun)
• The head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate. (noun)

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• "_Da capo, e da capo_, Mary -- only at night shouldst thou cease from thy sweet pipings, that I might smoke myself to sleep, and dream that all is once more as it used to be."
• "A capo is a device used to change the pitch of what musical instrument?"
• "I agree that a capo is a crutch and should be generally avoided .."