单词 | black ivory |
释义 | > as lemmasblack ivory 3. black ivory slang.: African slaves as an object of commerce. [ < the trade in these at the time being chiefly located in the same districts as that in ivory.] ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun] > black slaves as object of trade black ivory1873 1873 R. M. Ballantyne (title) Black ivory: a tale of adventure among the slavers of East Africa. 1873 R. M. Ballantyne Black Ivory 27 The price of black ivory was up in the market. 1884 Sword & Trowel June 258 The trade, which began with ivory, had now turned to slave-dealing—black ivory, as these, our fellow-men, are called in the market. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 14 Mar. 11/2 Help them to make money otherwise than by dealing in black ivory, and we shall see the slave trade extirpated. < as lemmas |
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