Meaning of bluenose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prude.
   informal
2. Used among Roman Catholics for a Protestant (specifically Puritan).
   derogatory
3. A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
   slang
4. A person who has crossed the Arctic Circle.
   US, slang
5. A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.
   slang
6. A follower of Everton Football Club.
   slang
7. A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.
   slang
8. A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)
   Australia, US
9. Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK, US
10. blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)
    Australia

Examples

“That summer the Clipper detoured north on its way to Norway so that cadets could be initiated as bluenoses. She passed between the Shetland and Orkney islands on her way to cross the Arctic Circle at Greenwich.”

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