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I claim this board mine in the name of DERF!!!
I like the new capeetan and his english accent, right off the bat he shares the booty with all the crew, smooth move.
Maybe the chowline will get a little better as well.
Wonder how long this socialistic sharing of the loot will go on?
He looks more like a pirate with his dreadlocks, but he acts like he's running a cruise ship.
This board is for those who need a reality fix between Survivor and Big Brother.
A good link to all info may be this one:
http://piratemasterwiki.cbs.com/
The oficial PM coffee mug, courtesy of Deann
A - C
addled
mad or insane
ahoy
hello
arg! (also pronounced "arr!")
an exclamation!
a short drop and a quick stop
a reference to hanging
avast
stop or desist
aye
an affirmation
Barbary pirate
a pirate operating on the Barbary coast - the Islamic states along the north coast of Africa (modern day Morocco, Tunisia, etc). Named for two of the earliest and most famous pirates to operate in that region, the Barbarossa brothers.
batten down the hatches
cover the hatches to the lower decks with canvas covers during a storm to prevent water from getting belowdecks
beam
an imaginary line extending port and starboard of a ship from directly amidships. If another ship is directly beside yours it is on your beam. Beam is also used to descibe the width of a ship, as in a ship's specs its stated width is always the width at midships, at the beam.
belay
stop or quit what you are doing
belaying pin
a large wooden pin, slotted through a hole in a rail, to which rigging lines are tied. In times of need also useful as a small blunt weapon
bilge
nonsense, foolishness or the lowest parts of a ship that fill with stinking water
black spot
a black smudge on a piece of paper used as a threat; sometimes accompanied by writing a specific threat
blow the man down
to strike someone hard enough to bring him to the deck
blunderbuss
a muzzle-loading firearm with a flared, trumpet- like barrel which discharges lead shot upon firing
Brethren of the Coast
Caribbean buccaneers who made a pact to cease plundering amongst themselves
bring a spring upon her cable
to come around in a different direction
bomb cannon ammunition - a hollow cannonball filled with gunpower and armed with a primitive fuse causing it to explode after hitting an enemy ship
booty treasure
bosun (also boatswain) a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
bow chaser cannon mounted in the bow of a ship, pointing forward, for use in a chase at sea
bowsprit pole extending forward from the vessel's prow
brass monkey a brass tray for holding cannon balls. The expression " cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from the fact that, in extreme cold conditions, the brass monkeys would contract, expelling the cannon balls they were holding
brig or brigantine a smaller, two-masted class of ship often favoured by pirates beacuse of their speed and maneuverability. The term 'brig' also refers to a cage or room on a ship used to hold prisoners
buccaneer
Term used for pirate, after the French word "boucanier," which referred to the way the Arawaks smoked meat.
bucko
friend
cackle fruit
hen's eggs
capstan a large, vertically-oriented winch with its head on the main deck. Used for all manner of tasks on a ship - raising anchors, hoisting yards and masts into position, and moving cargo in and out of the hold
careen
to turn over a ship and clean the barnacles and seaweed from it's bottom
carouser
one who engages in riotous drinking and festivities
carronade a type of heavy ship armament mounted on a non-moving sliderail rather than a wheeled carriage. Carronades are usually more powerful, but less accurate and with less range, than a cannon.
cat o' nine tails
a whip with nine lashes used for flogging
chanty (also shanty)
a song that is sung while working helping the sailors keep a steady rythym for tasks that require coordinated effort
chain shot
cannon ammunition - two balls connected by a chain. Used against a ship's rigging to destroy masts and sails and cut lines
coffer a treasure chest
come about to turn the ship
corsair
a romantic or flamboyant version of the word privateer, or pirate
coxswain
a person who steers the ship and usually has charge of the crew
crack Jenny's teacup
to spend a night in the house of ill refute
crimp
Nefarious freelance recruiter of ship's crews.
crow's nest the name often inaccurately given to the platforms up on the masts above the yards. These are properly called 'tops' or 'fighting tops'. The term 'crow's nest' was only applied to those platforms on whaling ships where the crew would line the platforms with blankets, straw, etc., in order to stay warm during long cold watches in the cold climates where the whales were found
cutlass a heavy, curved, single-edged sword. A common weapon for pirates and sailors because, being curved and usually shorter in length, they were easier to wield in crowded melées on a ship's deck
Davy Jones' locker
he bottom of the sea: oblivion / hell
Dead Men Tell No Tales
reason for leaving no survivors
Deadlights
eyes
dead reckoning
a method of navigation that uses a chart or peg board and calculates course, speed and time to determine current location
doldrums
when the wind dies for a long period of time - sometimes weeks - leaving the ship adrift and unable to sail. Doldrums are often encountered to either side of the equator before you reach the tropics (ie Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer)
Dubloon
A gold coin minted by Spain. Worth about seven week's pay to an average sailor.
Execution Dock
the place for pirate hangings
Flibustier
French word for pirate.
F
ire in the Hole
a warning before cannon fire
forecastle or fo'c'sle a raised deck at the fore of a ship. Some ships that do not have a raised deck at the fore still refer to the foreward section of the main deck as the fo'c'sle
foremast mast located towards the bow of a ship, fore of the main mast
galley a ship's kitchen. Also a term for a kind of ship that uses many oars as its main means of propulsion
gangway the main walking paths along the deck of a ship
Gibbet
cage displaying the corpses of pirates in order to discourage piracy
Give no quarter
Show no mercy
grape or grapeshot cannon ammunition - small balls of lead or iron fired in quantity from a cannon. Anti-personnel ammunition for clearing an enemy ship's decks prior to boarding
Grog
Mixture of water, rum, and latterly sour fruit juice to ward off scurvy.
hands
a term for crew members, as in "all hands on deck"
halyard line used to hoist a sail, spar, or flag
hang the jib
to frown
hard-tack
Ship's biscuit - also known as "toothbreakers" and "seabiscuits"
head the proper term for a ship's toilet
hearties
term to refer to fellowship among sailors
heave to
braking maneuver that slows the ship's pace and fixes its course, allowing the crew to perform other duties. Often called out as an order from one ship to another, demanding the other ship strike sails and stop moving in order to be boarded.
"helm's a-lee!" (also "all hands about ship!")
a shouted warning to the crew that the ship is about to make a turn, most often used when tacking
hempen halter
hangman's noose
ho!
used to express joy or attract attention (ex: Land ho!)
hogshead
large barrel
holystone coarse stones used to sand down the decks and keep them smooth, preventing splinters
hornswaggle
to cheat
hot shot cannonball heated red hot prior to firing in order to cause fires on the enemy ship - very dangerous to use, often caused premature firing of the cannon or even caused the cannon to explode
Jack Ketch
famed English executioner - became shorthand for death at the hands of the law
Jack Tar
common name for sailors of the Royal Navy
Jibing different from tacking, more danger, means to turn the back of the vessel so that it moves through the wind
Jib sheet the sheet or line that controls the jib sail
Jolly Roger
pirate flag
keel the backbone of a ship - a heavy wood beam running down from the bow along the bottom of the hull to the stern post
keelhaul
horrific punishment involving being dragged under the ship - resulting in massive lacerations at best, drowning at worst
kiss the gunner's daughter
punishment consisting of being hoisted over one of the ship's guns and flogged
larboard
older term for the port side of a ship
league
equal to the distance of 3 miles
lee
the side of a ship or object away from thewind
letter of marque
letter of mandate from a government permitting pirates to freely raid merchant ships of enemy countries - thus earning them the title of "privateer"
lines all ropes on a ship are referred to as 'lines'. Sailors never use the word 'ropes'
loaded to the gunwalls
to be drunk
loose in stays an expression that specifically refers to a ship that frequently "misses stays" or stalls out and fails to complete a turn while tacking. But often used generally as an expression for a ship that has slack discipline or is poorly handled
lubber (or landlubber)
derisive term for land-dwellers. Also applied to inexperienced sailors (Royal Navy trainee sailors were referred to as "landmen", graduating to "seaman" grade after one year).
main mast primary mast - largest of a ship's masts. Located directly amidships, the middle mast in a three-masted ship
man of war a vessel designed for battle
marlinspike an iron pointed tool used to seperate strands of line for splicing
marooned to be stranded
mizzen the rear-most mast in a ship
mutiny an uprising aboard a ship where the crew attempts to take control from the captain
no prey, no pay a common law among pirates referring to the crew received no wages, they were only paid through plundering and sharing the loot
nipperkin a small drink or cup
no quarter an instruction that an enemy crew is to be shown no mercy. There are to be no survivors.
pieces of eight Spanish silver pesos (1 peso = 8 reales).
The Pirate Round Infamous pirate-infested trade route from America to Madagascar and the Indian Ocean
poop deck the highest deck on the ship; usually above the captain's quarters
powder monkey term for a crew member whose job during battle was to run back and forth from the ship's powder hold to keep the guns supplied with black powder
press ganging to force individuals to serve aboard a ship
privateer
government-sanctioned pirate permitted to raid enemy vessels (see letters of marque above) for profit and military advantage. Sir Francis Drake and Alexander Godfrey were famous privateers
prize
a captured ship and/or its cargo
quarterdeck deck above the main deck at the aft of a ship. Usually where the captain and officer command the ship from
ratline horizontal lines run along the shrouds (see shrouds) to create a ladder for the crew to use in getting to the rigging and yards
renegade or renegado a term originally applied to Christian European pirates who captained or served on Islamic pirate ships of the Barbary coast
run a rig
to play a trick
rigging term for all the lines that support the masts and allow for the operation of sails on a sailing ship
rode anchor line or chain
round shot typical cannonball - simply a sphere of lead or iron
Step To a command to move quickly
sail ho!
exclamation alerting others that another ship is in view
scallywag
a villanious or bothersome person
scope length of anchor rode - measured in water depth units
scurvy
a disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin and extreme weakness
scuppers holes or vents in a ships rail at deck level that allow water to drain from the decks
scut small crack or chink in the deck
Sea Legs
the ability to adjust one's balance along with the motion of the ship; particularly violent motions on rough seas
s
ea rover
a pirate's ship
Shiver Me Timbers!
An expression of surprise or fear
shroud lines running from a mast to either side, port or starboard, that support the mast. Horiztontal 'ratlines' are run along the shrouds to create a ladder for the crew to use in getting to the rigging and yards
Sink Me!
An expression of surprise
sloop
Small, fast ship used by pirates in the Caribbean
slow match a rope of braided hemp, often infused with gunpowder, that burned slowly like a candle wick and was applied to the touch hole of a cannon in order to fire it. Blackbeard braided small pieces of slow match into his hair and beard to create a wreath of smoke around his head, terrifying his enemies
splice the mainbrace
an order given aboard ships to issue the crew with a drink of
rum or grog
spirits
alcoholic beverages; particularly distilled liquor
squiffy
to be intoxicated
starboard right side of vessel looking forward from stern
starting rope
a short length of heavy rope with a large knot in the end which the bosun uses to beat crew members to 'start' them - i.e. make them work harder and/or faster
stay
a heavy line running for or aft of a mast that supports the mast. Stays often have tiangular sails rigged from them called 'staysails'
stern chaser
cannon mounted in the stern of a ship aimed behind the ship for use if the ship is being chased
stink pot
primitive grenade-like weapon that emits noxious fumes. Lobbed aboard an enemy ship to sicken and disorient their crew prior to boarding
strike sails
bring in the sails - either furling them, or taking them completely off the yards
studdingsails
square sails that are rigged to extra yards that are lashed to and extra further out from the primary yards, they extend the width of the sails on a square-rigged ship
swag
loot
swashbuckler 16th century English term for rough, noisy and
boastful swordsmen, often applied to pirates
swivel gun small cannon mounted on a swivel mount afixed to a
ship's rail. Used to repel boarders or clear an enemy's deck prior to boarding
tacking a technique for sailing a ship against the wind. It involves sailing the ship on a zig-zag course, sailing a few degrees off the direction of the wind for a period of time, then turning through the wind and sailing for another period of time a few degrees the other side of the direction of the wind.
take a caulk
to take a nap
top or fighting top
the platforms on the masts above the yards. Used in combat as a platform for firing small arms down on an enemy's deck. Often inaccurately called 'crow's nests'
topgallant or t'gallant third sail on the mast, above the topsail
topsail
the second sail up the mast from the deck
walk the plank
fictional method of execution, never actually known to have been used by real pirates
weather gauge (to have the ~)
to have the weather gauge means to have a positional advantage on another ship in combat, where the wind is blowing the right direction for your ship to quickly close and engage the other ship, but blowing in the wrong direction for the other ship to do the same
wench
a young peasant woman
yard (or yardarm) the horizontal bars from which the sails are rigged in a square-rigged vessel
Yellow Jack
a yellow flag flown as a sign of illness present on a ship
