polinck
polinck is the alternative form of polink.
Meaning of polink
Noun
polink (plural polinks)
- One of several stockaded mountain farms established, after the invasion of Jamaica by England in the late 17th century, by people of colour who had lived on the island under Spanish rule.
- A plot of land on a hill near a plantation, allotted to enslaved people for growing food.
- 360 polinks and provision plantations, containing each 200 acres […]1758, An Enquiry concerning the Trade, Commerce, and Policy of Jamaica, relative to the Scarcity of Money, cited in The Monthly Review, August, 1758, p. 140
Forms of polinck
| plural | polincks |
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Questions about polinck
- What is polinck the alternative form of?
- Polinck is the alternative form of polink.
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