manstealing

English edit

Etymology edit

man +‎ stealing

Noun edit

manstealing (uncountable)

(archaic) kidnapping human beings, especially with a view to their enslavement.

References edit

“manstealing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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