bozal
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Bozal¹
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of bozal I was assured that the labour of eight emancipated Africans was considered equal to that of twelve apprenticed labourers born in the colony; and on the same principle, a Bozal African, fresh from one of the market places of the Havana, commands an average price of twenty-four ounces of gold when sol
noun Bozals
- Alternative letter-case form of bozal it was occasioned by the loss of so many valuable Bozals, or newly imported Africans
bozal²
- /boʊˈzæl/
- /boʊˈsæl/
Rhymes with -æl
Where it comes from
From Spanish bozal (“recently-imported slave; noseband”). Doublet of bossale and bosal.
noun bozals
- A (black) slave recently brought to a (European, especially Spanish) colony from Africa.
- Alternative form of bosal (“noseband on a horse”). The more tightly these nosebands are attached, the more the horse is likely to raise his head and nose. For ordinary pleasure riding, attach this equipment to allow one or two fingers sideways between the bozal and the underside of the jaw.
Similar: salt water slave, bossale
adjective
- Of a slave, recently brought to a colony from Africa.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: salt water slave, bossale
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