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Blackbird

//ˈblækˌbɚd// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
  2. 2
    common black European thrush wordnet
  3. 3
    A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
  4. 4
    any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black wordnet
  5. 5
    A native of the South Pacific islands. derogatory, historical, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    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.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.

Etymology 2

From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.

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