Meaning of black cap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A player for the New Zealand national cricket team
2. A square of black fabric worn on the head by a judge delivering a death sentence.
   UK, historical
3. Alternative spelling of blackcap.
   alt-of, alternative

Examples

“New Zealand stuck doggedly to a plan that centred on batting patience. Henry Nicholls' 55, and 47 from Tom Latham, held things together in the face of some probing England bowling. The value of the Black Caps' pragmatism in reaching 241-8 was shown when England came to bat.”

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