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A SHORT DROP AND A QUICK STOP
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A reference to hanging.
ABBEY LUBBER
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A loiterer that could work but will not.
ABEAM
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The direction at right angles to the hull. To either side of the ship
ABLE SEAMAN
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A skilled sailor
ABRAHAM MEN
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Vagabonds that beg by pretendin' to ave been discharged with no money from ships.
ADDLE
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Putrid water in the water barrels.
ADRIFT
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Floating about out of control.
ADVENTURE
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An enterprise in which something is risked or left to chance.
AFEARD
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A common way of saying afraid.
AFT. OR ABAFT
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The direction towards the stern of the ship. That's the "back" for land-lubbers.
AHOY
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A shout used to get someone's attention.
ALOFT
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The top part of the masts and rigging.
AMBUSH
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Hiding so as to attack without warnin'.
ARRR
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A multipurpose mostly positive exclamation not to be confused with ARRRGH which is usually negative.
ARTHUR
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A well known sea game.
ARTICLES
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A set of rules which govern pirate's behaviour on a vessel.
AURORA
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The faint light seen before sunrise.
AVAST
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Stop, hold, cease or desist. AVAST YE SCURVY DOGS : Stop that now or there'll be trouble.
AYE
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A way of sayin' yes. AYE AYE : A way of sayin' yes to someone that's a bit deaf.
BACK-O'-BEYOND
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A long way from anywhere. Usually where ye don't want t' be
BACK-STAFF
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A tool the navigator uses to work out how high the sun is in the sky. Helps im work out where we are, while everybody else is scratching their heads.
BALLAST
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Heavy stuff in the hold of the ship to keep her steady.
BARKING IRONS
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Large duelling pistols.
BARNACLE
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A type of shell fish that sticks to the bottom of the ship's hull. If too many get attached they'll slow the ship down so they need to be scraped off regularly.
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES
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Means cover the hatches to the lower decks with canvas during a storm to stop water from getting belowdecks.
BEATING
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Sailin' towards the wind in a zig zag line.
BEATING THE BOOBY
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Slapping of hands around your arms to warm your self up on a cold watch.
BECALMED
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Not able to sail because there is no wind.
BEFORE THE MAST
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The station of a sailor that is not an officer.
BELAY
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To secure, tie up or make fast, often another way of sayin' stop.
BELAYING PIN
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A wooden rod sitting in a hole on the rail that a rope can be tied to temporarily. A useful improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship because they're everywhere and just right for a club.
BELL
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Every half hour of a four hour watch the ship's bell is rung to show how many half hours have passed. If an hour has past it would be rung twice and we would say the time was "two bells" of that watch.
BILBOES
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A method of securing captives by means of a metal bar to which shackles be fixed. This is what we means when we say "Clap him in irons."
BILGE
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The lowest part of the ship. Wet, musty and full of rats.
BLACK JACK
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Another name for a pirate flag.
BLACK SPOT
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A black mark on a piece of paper that means "We're going to get ya" or somethin' like that.
BLEEDING THE MONKEY
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Stealin' the grog.
BLETHERING
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Talking nonsense.
BLOODY FLAG
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A red flag we use to say "We're goin' to kill the lot of yer."
BLOW THE GAFF
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Givin' away a secret or informin'.
BLUNDERBUSS
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A short fire arm with a wide mouth that scatters musket balls over a wide area.
BOOM
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A long spar extending from the mast to extend the foot of a sail. Also the sound a cannon makes when fired at the enemy.
BOOTY
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That be treasure to you or me.
BOREAS
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A name for the North wind.
BOSUN (ALSO BOATSWAIN)
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An officer on the ship who is in charge of the ship's rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
BOW
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The front of the ship or boat.
BOW CHASERS
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A pair of guns mounted in the bow to fire directly ahead.
BOWSPRIT
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The slanted spar that sticks out over the bow of the ship and is used to support the fore-mast and spread the fore stay sail.
BRIGANTINE OR BRIG
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A two-masted ship, square-rigged on both masts.
BROAD ARROW
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The British royal mark for government stores.
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