bluecap

noun — 4 senses

bluecap

noun

Etymology From blue + cap.

1

A bird, the blue titmouse.

  • Mr. Hewitson mentions a pair of bluecaps having built their nest in a bottle[…]1869, W. J. Sterland, The birds of Sherwood Forest, page 84:
2

A fish of the salmon kind with blue spots on its head.

3

Colloquial A Scotsman.

4

Business, Human sciences, Mining, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences A tiny blue-skinned fairy that inhabits a mine and helps the miners.

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