What does "bluenose" mean?
Bluenose: A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
Additional senses
- 2.A Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also Blue"nos`er); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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