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redcaps

redcaps is the plural 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.

Questions about redcaps

What is redcaps the plural of?
Redcaps is the plural of redcap.

Words near redcaps in the dictionary

  1. Redburns
  2. redbush
  3. redcanyonite
  4. redcap
  5. redcapped
  6. redcaps
  7. Redcar
  8. Redcar and Cleveland
  9. Redcastle
  10. Redcay
  11. Redcays

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