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THE HOME OF THE GEOCACHING PIRATES
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Brush up on your “Pirate Talk” with these helpful pirate phrases. Before you come aboard Piratemania 12 it might be fun to learn some pirate vocabulary words that will make it even more fun to enjoy your time spent at Piratemania 14.
Ahoy = Hello All hands hoay = Everyone on the deck
Avast ye! = Stop you pay attention! Batten down the hatches = A signal to prepare the ship for an upcoming storm
Black jack = A pirate flag; a large tankard
Black spot = A death threat (found in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Buccaneer = Name for a pirate
Crow's nest = The place on the ship where the lookout stand is built
Cutlass = Type of sword used by the pirates
Dance the hempen jig = To be hanged
Davy Jones' Locker = Mythological place at the bottom of the sea
Dead men tell no tales = The reason given for leaving no survivors
Feed the fish = If you lose a sea fight your body will feed the fish
Give no quarter = Show no mercy; pirates raised a red flag to threaten no quarter
Heave ho = Instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
Hempen halter = The noose used to hang people
Hornswaggle = To cheat, swindle
Jolly Roger = The famous pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it
Landlubber = A person who is uncomfortable, or not incredibly skilled, at sea
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Pieces of eight = Spanish coins
Poop deck = Deck that is the highest and farthest back
Privateer = A sailor sponsored by the government
Scuttle = To sink a ship
Seadog = An old sailor or pirate
Shiver me timbers! = An expression used to show shock or disbelief
Walk the plank = A punishment
Yo ho ho = A chant when doing strenuous work