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Slave ship   /sleɪv ʃɪp/   Listen
Slave ship

noun
1.
A ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage.





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"Slave ship" Quotes from Famous Books



... morning some of his servants were commanded to dress her so that she could not be recognised, and then she was carried down to the shore and sold to the captain of a slave ship. ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I • Various
... being then at breakfast with his new guest, captain Hill, on a savoury dish of salmagundy and some of his own beer. He took no notice of it, and his men almost as little, some saying she was a Portuguese ship, others a French slave ship, but the major part swore it was the French Ranger returning; and they were merrily debating for some time on the manner of reception, whether they should salute her or not; but as the Swallow approached ...
— The Pirates Own Book • Charles Ellms


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