To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. / A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).

(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.

present participle of blackbird

A person involved in blackbirding (kidnapping Pacific islanders as cheap labour). / A ship used for blackbirding.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackbird

plural of blackbird

plural of blackbirder

simple past tense and past participle of blackbird

A common bird of the species Turdus merula, native to Eurasia.