marabou
, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
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, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder.
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(textiles) A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder.
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(dated, US, Louisiana) A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder.
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