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Jolly Roger
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Jol·ly Rog·er  (jl rjr)
n.
A black flag bearing the emblematic white skull and crossbones of a pirate ship.
[Origin unknown.]
Jolly Roger
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) the traditional pirate flag, consisting of a white skull and crossbones on a black field
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Noun1.Jolly Roger - a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black backgroundJolly Roger - a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
black flag, pirate flag, blackjack
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
skull and crossbones - emblem warning of danger or death
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He's a good guy Hartley but in this mood if you gave old Blackbeard a cutlass and a ship at Greenock he'd soon take control of half the west coast and even Caledonian Mac Brayne would be flying the Jolly Rodger by the second week of the Glasgow Fair.
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