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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 RogerJolly 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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One green light squinting over Kidd's Creek, which is near the mouth of the pirate river, marked where the brig, the JOLLY ROGER, lay, low in the water; a rakish-looking [speedy-looking] craft foul to the hull, every beam in her detestable, like ground strewn with mangled feathers.
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