polink
polink noun: 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.
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
- About four miles North and North-west from the town is another range of hills; over which is scattered a great number of polinks, or places applied entirely to the cultivation of garden-stuff, fruits, and such sort of provision, for the town-market.1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, London: T. Lownudes, Book 2, Chapter 7, Section 2, p. 44
Examples of polink in a sentence
- […] he has a house in Spanish-town, a pen, or a farm, adjoining; and a polink, or mountain for provisions […]1790, William Beckford, A Descriptive Account of the Island of Jamaica, London: T. and J. Egerton, page xxxii:
- Of the slaves that had joined the Maroons, the whole number appeared to have come from a few adjacent plantations and polinks;1803, Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, Letter 7, p. 218:
Forms of polink
| plural | polinks |
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Origin of polink
From Spanish palenque (“palisade”).
Questions about polink
- What does polink mean?
- Polink means 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.
- How do you use polink in a sentence?
- […] he has a house in Spanish-town, a pen, or a farm, adjoining; and a polink, or mountain for provisions […]
- What part of speech is polink?
- Polink is a noun.
- What is the plural of polink?
- The plural of polink is polinks.
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