Quashee
Quashee noun: a black inhabitant of the West Indies.
Noun
Quashee (plural Quashees)
- A black inhabitant of the West Indies.
- It is clear, therefore, that he has no particular dread of making a Quashee of his Makololo, and that the idea of improving, civilising, and elevating this race, is no Utopian thought to the individual who knows them best.1858, Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, volume 83, page 400
- Those, for example, who imagine that our West Indies are in a state of ruin, inhabited by a horde of half-savage Quashees, "up to the ears in pumpkin," as Mr. Carlyle was pleased to describe them, will be surprised to learn that, in the four years ending with 1857, the exports and imports of these...1861, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, The Living Age, volume 71, page 281
Forms of Quashee
| plural | Quashees |
|---|---|
| alternative form | quashee |
| alternative form | Quashie |
Questions about Quashee
- What does Quashee mean?
- Quashee means a black inhabitant of the West Indies.
- What part of speech is Quashee?
- Quashee is a noun.
- What is the plural of Quashee?
- The plural of Quashee is Quashees.
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