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nigger

/ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈnɪɡɚ/

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noun

(see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.

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(see usage notes) A member of another typically dark-skinned people (now especially in combinations, e.g. prairie nigger, sand nigger).

race curse person inhuman society language

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An informal term of address.

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Le girelle tricuspide

A fish, the luderick (Girella tricuspidata).

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Papillon brun foncé, Orsotriaena medus

A dark brown butterfly, Orsotriaena medus.

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An impurity in the covering of an electrical conductor which serves to make a partial short circuit, and thus becomes sufficiently heated to burn and destroy the insulation.

electronics material technology electric technical industry

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Holothurie de Forskål

A kind of sea cucumber, Holothuria forskali, the cotton spinner.

animal biology ocean

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Larve de tenthrède de la rave

The larva of the turnip sawfly, an agricultural pest.

Examples :

"Farmers sprayed the field to kill the nigger infesting the turnip crop. "

Les agriculteurs ont pulvérisé le champ pour tuer la larve de tenthrède de la rave qui infestait la culture de navets.

agriculture insect animal biology science

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Un bois solide, cerclé de fer, avec des dents ou des pointes acérées dépassant de sa face avant, faisant partie de la machinerie d'une scierie et utilisé pour basculer les grumes, etc.

A strong iron-bound timber with sharp teeth or spikes protruding from its front face, forming part of the machinery of a sawmill, and used in canting logs, etc.

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Treuil à vapeur

A steam-capstan on some Mississippi river boats, used to haul the boat over bars and snags by a rope fastened to a tree on the bank.

nautical machine technology vehicle

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Cache noir

A black screen used in conjunction with the camera to block light or produce special lighting effects.

media technology

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verb

To clear land by laying light pieces of round timber across the trunks of the trees and setting fire to them at the point of contact, by which means the trees are slowly burned through.

Examples :

"The farmer used a method called "niggering" to clear the overgrown area behind the barn. "

agriculture environment nature action process

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Épuiser, lessiver

To exhaust (soil) by cropping it year by year without manure.

agriculture environment

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verb

To behave as a stereotypical black person.

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verb

To treat as inferior.

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