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seedie

seedie noun: in the 19th century, an ex-slave, rescued from French, Portuguese or Zanzibari vessels off north-east Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy.

Noun

seedie (plural seedies)

  1. (historical) In the 19th century, an ex-slave, rescued from French, Portuguese or Zanzibari vessels off north-east Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy.

Forms of seedie

pluralseedies

Questions about seedie

What does seedie mean?
Seedie means in the 19th century, an ex-slave, rescued from French, Portuguese or Zanzibari vessels off north-east Africa and locally recruited into the Royal Navy.
What part of speech is seedie?
Seedie is a noun.
What is the plural of seedie?
The plural of seedie is seedies.

Words near seedie in the dictionary

  1. seedful
  2. seedhead
  3. seedheads
  4. seedhouse
  5. seedhouses
  6. seedie
  7. seedier
  8. seedies
  9. seediest
  10. seedily
  11. seediness

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