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manstealing

manstealing noun: kidnapping human beings, especially with a view to their enslavement.

Noun

manstealing (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) kidnapping human beings, especially with a view to their enslavement.

Origin of manstealing

From man + stealing.

Questions about manstealing

What does manstealing mean?
Manstealing means kidnapping human beings, especially with a view to their enslavement.
What part of speech is manstealing?
Manstealing is a noun.

Words near manstealing in the dictionary

  1. manspreads
  2. manssiere
  3. manssieres
  4. manstealer
  5. manstealers
  6. manstealing
  7. Manston
  8. manstopper
  9. manstoppers
  10. manstopping
  11. manstress

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