QUADROONS

Noun

quadroons

plural of quadroon

Source: Wiktionary


QUADROON

Quad*roon", n. Etym: [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.]

Definition: The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BEAR

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