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Sail ho!
An exclamation meaning another ship is in view. The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon.Add Comment
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salmagundi
A salad usually consisting of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, and onions, often arranged in rows on lettuce and served with vinegar and oil.Add Comment
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scallywag
A villainous or mischievous person.Add Comment
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schooner
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.Add Comment
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scourge of the seven seas
A pirate known for his extremely violent and brutal nature.Add Comment
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scuppers
Openings along the edges of a ship's deck that allow water on deck to drain back to the sea rather than collecting in the bilge.Add Comment
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scupper that
An expression of anger or derision meaning Throw that overboard!Add Comment
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scurvy
(1) A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C often affecting sailors. (2) Mean and contemptible; a derogatory adjective suitable for use in a loud voice, as in Ye scurvy dogs!Add Comment
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scuttle
(1) A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship. (2) To sink by means of a hole in a ships hull.Add Comment
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sheet
A line running from the bottom aft corner of a sail by which it can be adjusted to the wind.Add Comment
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shiver me timbers!
An expression of surprise or strong emotion.Add Comment
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show a leg!
A phrase used to wake up a sleeping pirate.Add Comment
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shrouds
One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.Add Comment
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sink me!
An expression of surprise.Add Comment
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six pounders
Cannons that fire a ball weighing 6 pounds.Add Comment
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skysail
A small square sail above the royal in a square-rigged vessel.Add Comment
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sloop
A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with a short standing bowsprit or none at all and a single headsail set from the forestay. This boat was much favored by the pirates because of its shallow draught and maneuverability.Add Comment
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smartly
Quickly.Add Comment
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snow
A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.Add Comment
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Spanish Main
Lands taken by Spain from Mexico to Peru including the Caribbean islands.Add Comment
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