blackbird
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noun
1.
a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
2.
any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, having black plumage. Compare crow blackbird, red-winged blackbird, rusty blackbird.
3.
any of several other unrelated birds having black plumage in either or both sexes.
4.
(formerly) a person, especially a Kanaka, who was kidnapped and sold abroad, usually in Australia, as a slave.
verb (used with object)
5.
to kidnap (a person), as in blackbirding.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to engage in blackbirding.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a common European thrush, Turdus merula, in which the male has a black plumage and yellow bill and the female is brown |
| 2. | any of various American orioles having a dark plumage, esp any of the genus Agelaius |
| 3. | history a person, esp a South Sea Islander, who was kidnapped and sold as a slave, esp in Australia |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) (formerly) to kidnap and sell into slavery |
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Example sentences
He missed two jays and a blackbird, but caught a beautiful cardinal by its leg.
Blackbird depredations in animal industry: feedlots.
This blackbird was seemingly not quite straight and had a yaw at supersonic speeds.
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