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goosecap

noun

Etymology

From goose + cap.

  1. derived from caput
  2. derived from cappa
  3. inherited from *kappā✻ — “covering, hood, mantle”
  4. inherited from cæppe
  5. inherited from cappe
  6. compounded as goosecap — “goose + cap”

Definitions

  1. A fool

    A fool; a dolt.

    • Lucy and Edmund and Peridan were busy with their plans for the battle and though Lucy once said, "But where is his goosecap Highness?" Edmund only replied, "Not in the front, and that's good news enough. Leave well alone."

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