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Kidd

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Kidd  (kd), William Known as "Captain Kidd." 1645?-1701.
British sea captain who turned to piracy after being hired to protect British ships in the Indian Ocean (1696). His cruelty and undiscovered buried treasure, although unsubstantiated, remain legendary.
Kidd [kɪd]
n
(Biographies / Kidd, William (1645-1701) M, Scottish, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: privateer, CRIME AND POLICING: pirate, CRIME AND POLICING: murderer) William, known as Captain Kidd. 1645-1701, Scottish privateer, pirate, and murderer; hanged
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Noun1.KiddKidd - Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)
Captain Kidd, William Kidd


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MR CALHOUN KIDD was a very young gentleman with a very old face, a face dried up with its own eagerness, framed in blue-black hair and a black butterfly tie.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
Well; you have heard, of course, the many stories current - the thousand vague rumors afloat about money buried, somewhere upon the Atlantic coast, by Kidd and his associates.
The Gold Bug by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
We have great larks, as you'll see; for we have a cave and play Captain Kidd, and have shipwrecks, and races, and all sorts of games.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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