1. blackbirding - Noun
2. blackbirding - Verb
blackbirding (uncountable)
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
blackbirding
present participle of blackbird
Blackbirding is a term that refers to when more than 50,000 Pacific Islanders were brought to Australia against their will to work in the cotton or sugar cane industries more than 100 years ago. Source: Internet