"calaban" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /kalaˈban/ Forms: calaban dem [plural], calaban [quantified]
Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=calaban}} calaban, {{jam-noun}} calaban (plural calaban dem, quantified calaban)
  1. A box-and-stick type trap for birds. (bird trap)
    Sense id: en-calaban-jam-noun-EcyPbYIz Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries
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    },
    {
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        {
          "ref": "2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), page 89",
          "text": "“CALABAN […] A box-like trap made of sticks, used to catch ground-walking birds. […]”\n[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A box-and-stick type trap for birds. (bird trap)"
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          "trap"
        ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kalaˈban/"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "quantified"
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