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bluenose
[ bloo-nohz ]
noun
- a puritanical person; prude.
- (initial capital letter) Also Blue Nose. Canadian. an inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces, especially of Nova Scotia.
- Nautical Slang.
- a sailing vessel of Nova Scotia.
- a seaman on such a vessel.
bluenose
/ ˈbluːˌnəʊz /
noun
- slang.a puritanical or prudish person
- informal.often capital a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bluenose1
First recorded in 1780–85 bluenose ( def 2, 3 ); 1925–30, an Americanism for bluenose ( def 1 ); blue + nose; bluenose ( def 1 ) blue law, etc.; bluenose ( def 2, 3 ) originally a derisive name for someone living in Nova Scotia before the Loyalists arrived; further etymology uncertain
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Example Sentences
He came from Nova Scotia, too, and called himself a typical Bluenose.
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She was making westing, and the Olympian Bluenose aft was driving his wind-harried steed up into fairer and warmer latitudes.
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Not like aour old Bluenose packets, whittled out of the bush above tide-water, eh?
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Donald smiled to himself at the thought of the hard-case Bluenose mate having a penchant for chocolate “fudge.”
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Your lazy lime-juice shell-backs give Yankee and Bluenose ships a hard name.
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