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slavecatching

slavecatching noun: the capture and bringing back of fugitive slaves.

Noun

slavecatching (uncountable)

  1. The capture and bringing back of fugitive slaves.

Origin of slavecatching

From slave + catching.

Questions about slavecatching

What does slavecatching mean?
Slavecatching means the capture and bringing back of fugitive slaves.
What part of speech is slavecatching?
Slavecatching is a noun.

Words near slavecatching in the dictionary

  1. slaveboy
  2. slaveboys
  3. slavebreeding
  4. slavecatcher
  5. slavecatchers
  6. slavecatching
  7. slaved
  8. slaved away
  9. slavedealer
  10. slavedealers
  11. slavedealing

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