blackbirding
English
noun
Definitions
- (UK) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
Etymology
Suffix from English blackbird.
Origin
English
blackbird
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bird English
- black English
- blackbird English
- blackbirder English
- blackbirdlike English
- blakebird Middle English