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Black Cap¹

noun Black Caps

  1. A player for the New Zealand national cricket team New Zealand stuck doggedly to a plan that centred on batting patience. Henry Nicholls' 55, and 47 from Tom Latham, held things together in the face of some probing England bowling. The value of the Black Caps' pragmatism in reaching 241-8 was shown when England came to bat.

black cap²

noun black caps

  1. UK, historical A square of black fabric worn on the head by a judge delivering a death sentence.
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of blackcap

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@misc{black_cap_2026,
  title = {black cap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20cap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}