Associations to the word «Redcap»
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Wiktionary
REDCAP, noun. (British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
REDCAP, noun. (US) A porter in a US railway station.
REDCAP, noun. (British) (archaic) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
REDCAP, noun. (British) (folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp
REDCAP, noun. A breed of poultry. See red cap.
Dictionary definition
REDCAP, noun. A member of the military police in Britain.
REDCAP, noun. A porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.