A vessel trading to the coast of Guinea; hence, a slave-ship. Obsolete exc. Historical.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > involved in slave trade (8) Guinea-man1695 A vessel trading to the coast of Guinea; hence, a slave-ship. Obsolete exc. Historical. slave-ship1796 slave-ship1796 slaver1830 A vessel engaged in slave-traffic. Guinea ship1855 (a) a ship trading to Guinea, a slave-ship; (b) a sailor's name for a floating medusa, Physalia pelagica (Cassell). slave-trader1874 A ship engaged in the slave-trade. blackbirder1880 A ship engaged in this trade; (also) a slaver. Cf. blackbirding, n. picaroon1896 A slave ship. Cf. barracoon, n. Obsolete. rare. |
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