barracoon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of barracoon
1850–55, < Spanish barracón, equivalent to barrac ( a ) hut ( see barrack 1) + -on augmentative suffix
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These newcomers patrol the coast like abolitionist avengers, superpowering their way through every coffle and barracoon they encounter.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2019
“De barracoon we in ain’ the only slave pen at the place,” he remembers.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2018
The sun had not yet shown above the eastern horizon when the captain's gig passed in through the mouth of the inlet, and ten minutes later rowed alongside the wharf in front of the barracoon.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
These men had the appearance of being either Portuguese or Spaniards, and their presence in such a spot could mean but one thing, namely, that there was a barracoon somewhere near at hand.
From A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story by D.L. Mays
Scarcely had we landed when a troop of slaves were seen issuing from the barracoon, and led by their captors down to the beach.
From In the Wilds of Africa by Alfred Pearse
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