Some pirate terminology
To say Bilge! is akin to saying "B.S.!" or "durned tommyrot!"
The Caribbean buccaneers called themselves the Brethren of the Coast from 1640-1680. The next generation however didn't share their sense of fraternity.
To do something handsomely means to do it quickly.
The bottom of the sea is called Davy Jones' locker.
Eyes are called deadlights.
To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang. Jack Ketch is the hangman.
A jollyboat is a small but happy craft, a little like a dinghy, but not much.
A pirate calls his/her friend me bucko.
A captain calls his/her crew me hearties.
A man who goes on the account is turning pirate.
Scupper that! is an expression of anger or derision. It literally means "throw it overboard!". The scuppers on the ship are the openings along the edges that drain the water back to sea.
Sink me! is an expression of surprise.
To splice the mainbrace is to have a drink (or lots of them).
Apparently the punishment of walking the plank is fiction, first appearing in 19th Century pirate stories.
Lots of pirate pictures
Lots of pirate book resources/bibliographies
The Caribbean buccaneers called themselves the Brethren of the Coast from 1640-1680. The next generation however didn't share their sense of fraternity.
To do something handsomely means to do it quickly.
The bottom of the sea is called Davy Jones' locker.
Eyes are called deadlights.
To dance with Jack Ketch is to hang. Jack Ketch is the hangman.
A jollyboat is a small but happy craft, a little like a dinghy, but not much.
A pirate calls his/her friend me bucko.
A captain calls his/her crew me hearties.
A man who goes on the account is turning pirate.
Scupper that! is an expression of anger or derision. It literally means "throw it overboard!". The scuppers on the ship are the openings along the edges that drain the water back to sea.
Sink me! is an expression of surprise.
To splice the mainbrace is to have a drink (or lots of them).
Apparently the punishment of walking the plank is fiction, first appearing in 19th Century pirate stories.
Lots of pirate pictures
Lots of pirate book resources/bibliographies
