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red cap

red cap is the alternative form of redcap.

Meaning of redcap

Noun

redcap (plural redcaps)

  1. (UK) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
  2. (US) A porter in a US railway station.
  3. (UK, archaic) A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
  4. (UK) A type of evil goblin or imp.
    • 1876: Porter & Coates (pub.), Reliques of Ancient English Poetry
      Lord Soulis he sat in Hermitage Castle,
      And beside him Old Redcap sly; —
      "Now, tell me, thou sprite, who are meikle of might,
      The death that I must die?"
  5. A breed of poultry.

Forms of red cap

pluralred caps

Questions about red cap

What is red cap the alternative form of?
Red cap is the alternative form of redcap.

Words near red cap in the dictionary

  1. red cabbages
  2. red campion
  3. red campions
  4. red candle
  5. red candles
  6. red cap
  7. red caps
  8. red car
  9. red card
  10. red cardinal
  11. red cardinal flower

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