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Cape Cod
noun
1.
a sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean: many resort towns.
2.
a style of cottage developed mainly on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, typically a rectangular one- or one-and-a-half story wooden cottage covered by a gable roof and having a central chimney.
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noun
Cape. Cape Cod.
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| Cape Cod | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a long sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts, between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic |
| 2. | Also called: Cape Cod cottage a one-storey cottage of timber construction with a simple gable roof and a large central chimney: originated on Cape Cod in the 18th century |
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Word Origin & History
cod
1273, cotfish, origin unknown; despite similarity of form it has no conclusive connection to the widespread Gmc. word for "bag" (cf. O.E. codd, source of codpiece, q.v.). Cod-liver oil known since at least 1615, recommended medicinally since 1783, but not popular as a remedy until after 1825.
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Cultural Dictionary
Cape Cod definition
Resort area on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts. Its fishhook shape is easily recognized on a map.
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