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Definition of Bluenosed
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bluenosed
Literary usage of Bluenosed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of History, with Notes and Queries (1916)
"... To see where the Fenians raided and died— (I'm afraid that we missed it in
stepping between The bluenosed provincials and bold Boys in Green. ..."
2. In the Land of the Boers: Or, The Other Man and Myself by Oliver Osborne (1900)
"We made a bold array as we wheeled into marching order, and filed out of camp,
amid the unbiassed criticisms of the lounging patrons of the " bluenosed ..."
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