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bluenose definition

blue·nose (-nōz′)

noun

  1. ☆ a puritanical person who tries to impose a strict moral code on others

  2. Etymology: orig. used of a potato with a bluish skin, grown in Nova Scotia; later used of the growers

    a Nova Scotian

Etymology: prob. after blue law, in reference to Puritan attitudes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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