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Definition of Whitecapper

Whitecapper
Whist Whist, n. Bridge whist. See Bridge, n., above. Duplicate whist, a form of whist in playing which the hands are preserved as dealt and played again by other players, as when each side holds in the second round the cards played by the opposing side in the first round. Solo whist. See Solo whist, above. Whitecap White"cap`, n. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks. [U. S.] -- White"cap`, v. -- White"cap`per, n.

Meaning of Whitecapper from wikipedia

- settlement, tensions eventually rose, especially in mixed-race towns. Whitecappers would threaten violence and encourage blacks in mixed-race areas to move...
- for lower wages, even if they knew the latter men seldom had a choice. Whitecappers, also called night riders, were poor white farmers and workers who acted...
- corroborated by the affidavits of other guardsmen, and victims of the whitecappers." Using dynamite to effect social changes seems to have been a tradition...
- Retrieved 23 March 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. "WHITECAPPERS TAKEN BY FEDERAL OFFICERS Uncle Sam Aiding in Putting to an End the Lawless...