blue-gummed
/ˈbluːɡʌmd/adjective
Designating a black person having gums regarded as bluish in colour, especially one with a very dark complexion.
- There was formerly a folk superstition that the bite of such people was poisonous..
Origin
Late 19th century. From blue + gummed. Compare slightly later blue gum.
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