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(1):

(n.) The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations.

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(n.) The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.

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