whitecap
See also: white cap
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Etymology edit
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whitecap (plural whitecaps)
- Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
- A wave having a white crest; a breaker
- (US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
- Synonym: whitecapper
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A wave having a white crest
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