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black eye |
black felt cup |
black flag |
black flags
| black fly
| black forest
| black fox
| black friar
| black friday
black flags
CIDE DICTIONARY
black flags,
An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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