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polinks

polinks is the plural of polink.

Meaning of polink

Noun

polink (plural polinks)

  1. (Jamaica, historical) 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.
  2. (Jamaica, historical) 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

Questions about polinks

What is polinks the plural of?
Polinks is the plural of polink.

Words near polinks in the dictionary

  1. poling boats
  2. Polingaysi
  3. polings
  4. Polingyumptewa
  5. polink
  6. polinks
  7. Polinski
  8. Polinskis
  9. Polinsky
  10. Polinskys
  11. polio

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