Meaning of redcap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
   British
2. A porter in a US railway station.
   US
3. A European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
   British, archaic
4. A type of evil goblin or imp.
   British
5. A breed of poultry.

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Examples

“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⟳?"”

“"What's a Brownie?" you say⟳. Oh, it's a kind of a sort⟳ of a Bogle, but it isn't so cruel as a Redcap! What! you don't know⟳ what's a Bogle or a Redcap!”

“[…] the goblin had aroused the mercenary's ire. This seemed to bring⟳ out a formidable and hitherto unrecognized talent in the taciturn young man. "Why cam' ye by my door?" The redcap brandished his pikestaff menacingly. Redcap - A malevolent goblin easily distinguishable by their namesake red cap, fiery red eyes, claws and iron⟳ boots. They often appear⟳ as little old men, but can run⟳ very fast despite the boots. They reside in castles and watchtowers along the English-Scottish border⟳, but will move⟳ their residence to avoid⟳ detection. They have⟳ sharp eagle’s talons which they use⟳ for weapons, but can easily be repelled simply by reading holy verse. http://www.vf11.com/legendsofvalhal/legendsofvalhal-post-814.html”

“After boggarts, they studied Red Caps, nasty little goblinlike creatures that lurked where there had been bloodshed […]”

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