n. (Zool.) In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phœniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See Redwing. [ 1913 Webster ]
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v. i. to engage in the slave trade. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]
n. A slave ship; a slaver. [ Colloq. ] F. T. Bullen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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