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| Literature | 1: "Pray, sir,' said one of my fellow-passengers, `can you tell me the reason why the Nova Scotians are called "Blue-noses"?' 2: Blue-noses The Nova Scotians. 3: " `It is the name of a potato,' said I, `which they produce in the greatest perfection, and boast to be the best in the world. The Americans have, in consequence, given them the nickname of Blue Noses. ' "- Haliburton: Sam Slick. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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