Bible Dictionaries
Whitecap

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The European tree sparrow.

(2):

(n.) The whitethroat; - so called from its gray head.

(3):

(n.) A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.

(4):

(n.) The European redstart; - so called from its white forehead.

(5):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whitecap'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whitecap.html. 1828.