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bluepoint

noun

Etymology

Named after Blue Point, New York

  1. derived from *pungō✻ — “to sting, prick”
  2. derived from pūnctus
  3. derived from pointe
  4. derived from pūnctum — “a hole punched in; a point, puncture”
  5. derived from point
  6. inherited from poynt
  7. compounded as bluepoint — “blue + point”

Definitions

  1. A small oyster, of species Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.

  2. A colourpoint cat with blue markings.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA