Doubloon
Another name for Spanish gold dollars, worth about seven weeks pay for an average sailor. Ehhh? "What's that?" Eeee! "Maaaaaaaaybe . . . " 'Ell A destination, as in, "To L with you, matey!" Flibustier French term for pirates during the golden age (approximately the same time the term buccaneer came into wide usage.) |
Flogging
Punishment by caning, or by whipping with the cat. Fore, or forrard Toward the front end of the ship. Freebooter Another term for pirate Galleon A large ship of the type used by the Spanish in the sixteenth century. Gangway! "Get out of my way!" |
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