Sentence example with the word 'octoroon'

octoroon

cattalo, crossbreed, half-bred, high yellow, ladino, mestiza, metisse, mongrel, mustee, quintroon, tigon

Definition n. an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent

Last update: September 11, 2015


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"That is a bad name for this child," said the octoroon, shaking his head.   [Please select]

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In North America a mulatto, a quadroon, even an octoroon who is only one-eighth black, counts as a negro.   [Please select]

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Half sitting, half leaning on the Captain's table, she preserved her courage sufficiently to seek to calm the octoroon waiting-woman who was grovelling at her feet in a state of terror.   [Please select]

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