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Guineaman

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English

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Etymology

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From Guinea +‎ man.

Noun

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Guineaman (plural Guineamen)

  1. (now historical) A ship trading with the coast of Guinea; a slave ship.
    • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 11, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:
      I went with the Doctor on board a Guinea-man, to purchase some slaves to carry with us, and cultivate a plantation; and I chose them all my own countrymen.
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