Sekirov Dictionary

blackbird

UK /ˈblakbəːd/US /ˈblækˌbɚd/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
(slang, offensive) A native of the South Pacific islands.

verb1

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To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
- “At the same time, island communities — especially in coastal areas, where the effect of population loss was often enormous — sometimes retaliated against blackbirding raids.” — 2000

forms

blackbirded · blackbirding · blackbirds

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