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piracy or pyracy


Robbery at sea.
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a short drop and a quick stop


A reference to hanging.
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beating the booby


Slapping of hands around your arms to warm your self up on a cold watch.
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bosun


An officer on the ship who is in charge of the ship’s rigging, anchors, cables, and deck crew.
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butter fingered


Careless, clumsy and likely to drop things.
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swab


A mop used to clean the deck of a ship. A rude name for a seaman.
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thar be a bunch o’ words an’ sayin’s used by salty old sea dogs that don’t make much sense to a landsman


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ahoy


  A shout used to get someone’s attention.
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aloft


The top part of the masts and rigging.
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ambush


Hiding so as to attack without warnin’.
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