bluenose

[ bloo-nohz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a puritanical person; prude.
(initial capital letter) Also Blue Nose. Canadian. an inhabitant of the Maritime Provinces, especially of Nova Scotia.
Nautical Slang.
1. a sailing vessel of Nova Scotia.
2. a seaman on such a vessel.

bluenose

/ ˈbluːˌnəʊz /

First recorded in 1780–85 bluenose ( def 2, 3 ); 1925–30, an Americanism for bluenose ( def 1 ); blue + nose; bluenose ( def 1 ) blue law, etc.; bluenose ( def 2, 3 ) originally a derisive name for someone living in Nova Scotia before the Loyalists arrived; further etymology uncertain

He came from Nova Scotia, too, and called himself a typical Bluenose.

She was making westing, and the Olympian Bluenose aft was driving his wind-harried steed up into fairer and warmer latitudes.

Not like aour old Bluenose packets, whittled out of the bush above tide-water, eh?

Donald smiled to himself at the thought of the hard-case Bluenose mate having a penchant for chocolate “fudge.”

Your lazy lime-juice shell-backs give Yankee and Bluenose ships a hard name.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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