whitecap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
  2. A wave having a white crest; a breaker
  3. A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.

Word forms

whitecap whitecaps

Etymology

From white + cap.

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