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Blackbirding
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar plantations.
(2):
(n.) The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as slaves.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Blackbirding'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/blackbirding.html. 1828.