bluecoat
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- noun
- /ˈbluːkoʊt/
- Archaic
- A couple of bluecoats stood where they were, their empty hands high in the air.
Examples
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You paid me to find your Bluecoats.
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A deep column of bluecoats, their bayonets fixed, stormed up the Brock Road at the double-quick.
Fiction book (1992) -
Each year, he has met with one of your bluecoat generals.
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You would not make peace with the Bluecoats.
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The place is surrounded by bluecoats.
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The boyar, still trading blows with his brother, looked back to the bluecoat.
Fiction book (1990) -
We can flee to Mexico, where the bluecoats will not follow us, and where we can hide in the mountains forever.
Fiction book (1993) -
A few minutes later, he discovered why: the bluecoats were fighting from behind a breastwork of their own.
Fiction book (1992) -
The police officers in bluecoats helped direct traffic during the parade.
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When the bluecoats arrived, the crowd cheered for their bravery in the community.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bluecoat comes from the simple parts blue ('blue') and coat ('a piece of clothing'), and it was used for soldiers, sailors, and police who wore blue uniforms. So, a bluecoat means a person who wears a blue uniform.