Redcap

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Redcap \Red"cap`\, n.
     1. (Zool.) The European goldfinch.
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     2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt
        old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] --Jamieson.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  redcap
       n 1: a member of the military police in Britain
       2: a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a
          railroad station