Definitions for bluenose

bluenose blue·nose

Spelling: [bloo-nohz]
IPA: /ˈbluˌnoʊz/

Bluenose is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in bluenose (beelnosu).

Definitions for bluenose

noun

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

Origin of bluenose

1780-85 (def 2, 3); 1925-30, Americanism (def 1); blue + nose; (def 1) cf. blue law,

Examples for bluenose

Not that I should like to see you marry a bluenose—Lord forbid!

Our bluenose mate now thinks he can get more work from his canvas.

No Yankee or bluenose officer ever man-handled a good seaman.

At the time of his arrival in “bluenose land” he was little more than four years old.

This hovel belonged jointly to old Jeph and Captain bluenose.

The skipper of the “Butterfly” was a friend of bluenose, and knew Tommy.

It seems that the eye of the bluenose turns a jaundiced yellow at the sight of a union suit, and he sees red.

He commented on the tribe to which bluenose belonged with great contempt, calling them by the strong names of cowards and liars.

In a flash the bluenose had him naped, slung, and flying across the rail.

It was just as bluenose concluded this speech that the young ladies entered the room.

Word Value for bluenose
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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