redcap
redcap definition
red·cap (-kap′)
noun
- ☆ a baggage porter, as in a railroad station
- Brit., Informal a military policeman
Etymology: first used (1892) when John Williams, a porter in Grand Central Station, New York City, encircled his cap with a red flannel strip to gain attention
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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