Caffre

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of kaffir. alt-of, obsolete

    "A boat, with only caffres in her, having fruit to sell, came off, and we purchased pines, oranges, plantains, guavas, star apples, etc."

  2. 2
    an offensive and insulting term for any Black African wordnet

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cafferkaffirkaffirkafir

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"A boat, with only caffres in her, having fruit to sell, came off, and we purchased pines, oranges, plantains, guavas, star apples, etc."

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