bluenose
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.81 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Etymology
From blue + nose. * See sense 2: Coined in references to the color blue as the color of the Presbyterians or Blue law. * See sense 3: Possibly coined in reference to early Nova Scotian sailors whose noses were alleged to turn blue from the cold, or possibly coined in reference to the early settlers who would frequently eat blue potatoes and herring.
Usage
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