Matey
A piratical way to address someone in a cheerful, if not necessarily friendly, fashion. Me A piratical way to say, "my". Me Hearties Typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew. Mutiny To rise against authority, particularly a naval or military power. New World Name given to the Americans after colonization by Europeans in the 1500's. |
Oh!
"Oh!" On the Account The piratical life. A man who went "on the account" was turning pirate. Pieces of Eight Spanish gold dollars worth eight Spanish escudos each, often cut into pieces to make change. Pirate Derived from the Greek pirate, meaning one who plunders on the sea. Plunder To steal goods. |
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