Baystater

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Massachusetts.

    "Rudolph Shultz of Massachusetts won the Highly Commended citation on a 46 lb. entry and another Baystater, Earle Ferguson, won the Commended award with a ..."

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"Rudolph Shultz of Massachusetts won the Highly Commended citation on a 46 lb. entry and another Baystater, Earle Ferguson, won the Commended award with a ..."

Etymology

From bay + stater. Massachusetts is sometimes known as the Bay State.

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