Pirates: Pirate SPEAK
Our 'Pirate' Way Of Talking
Ahoy there, me shipmates!
Ye will find gleemful terms te use on ye adventures on the high seas!
This can be a great way to have fun and show off your Pirate spirit
to your team mates, and when ye signing other guest books.
We hope this gets ye in the pirate mood and helps ye on yer merry way !!!!!!!
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Ahoy=Hello Becalmed=The state of a sailing ship when it cannot move because there is no wind. Bilge=The lowest part of the ship, bilge water is the foul, brackish sea water that would collect from seepage in this area Black Jack=Aleather tankard, made stiff with a coating of tar, used by dockside pubs and taverns to serve wine and beer. Bowsprit=A long spar that projected from the ship's prow. Buccaneer=Early entrepreneurs who dried the meat from wild cattle and hogs on the island of Hispañola in the early 1600's to sell to ships returning to Europe (primarily Spain). A pirate or unscrupulous adventurer. Careen=Cleaning a ship's hull of barnacles, seaweed and marine worms by beaching it and leaning it over to one side. Corsair=Maybe derived from the island name Corsica, pirate or pirate ship, esp. of Barbary (N. Africa in olden times), attacking ships of European countries; also, a French privateer, or Knights of Malta fighting the Barbary pirates. Cutlass=A short, curved, thick sword, the preferred weapon of many buccaneers, possibly a carry over weapon from the days of making boucan and probably more suited to the slashing melee amidst the rigging when boarding another ship than a long sword Flibustier=French term for pirates during the golden age (approximately the same time the term buccaneer came into wide usage) Freebooter=Another term for pirate Gibbet=A wooden frame from which dead pirates were hung, often in a metal cage especially fitted for the pirate, as a warning to any others who would think of taking up a career of piracy Hogshead=A large cask used mainly for shipment of wines and spirits Jolly Roger=The pirate flag with its skull and cross bones, see my flag page for more details Letters of Marquee=Proof that a pirate/privateer is sponsored by a particular government. Picaroon=Term meaning both pirate and slaver. Piece of Eight=Spanish silver coin, or old Spanish peso, often cut into pieces to make change. Pirate=Derived from the Greek pirate, meaning one who plunders on the sea. Pontoon=An English prison hulk, or converted ship hull, where captured pirates were held. Privateer=A pirate working for a particular government (often provided with letters of marquee to prove this), restricting prey to that of another unfriendly government. Scurvy=A disease resulting from a vitamin C deficiency, characterized by weakness, anemia and spongy gums, although in the sense of 'scurvy dog' it meant low or mean (not angry, but low in quality) Scallywag=Bad Person Sea rover=Pirate; pirate's ship Seaworthy=Title given to a man or a ship, indicating the subject is capable of handling the sea. Swag=Stolen Loot |