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backdam
back·dam [ bák dàm ] (plural back·dams)


noun  Caribbean 
Definition:
 
1. plantation boundary dam: a dam marking the rear boundary of a plantation
2. cropland for plantation laborers: an area beyond the plantation fields used by laborers to grow crops
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