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whitecap(dictionary)

whitecap (iou)



whitecap noun & verb. Also white-cap. M17.
[from WHITE adjective + CAP noun1.]
A. noun.
Any of several birds with a white or light-coloured patch on the head. obsolete exc. dial. M17.
A crested wave, a breaker. L18.
A member of a self-constituted vigilante group using violence against people or groups regarded as objectionable. Usu. in pl. US. L19.
b. verb trans. Infl. -pp-. Use violence against (a person) in the style of the whitecaps. US. L19.
whitecapper noun = WHITECAP noun 3 L19.