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Jolly Roger

noun as in pirate flag

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It was a logo the team maintained until 1997 when they switched to a more aggressive, menacing Jolly Roger.

If they feel like followin' the Jolly Roger we'll give 'em the coast seaman's scale for a deep-water cruise and a five per cent.

That makes us pirates, and that old Maggie burgee floatin' at the fore ain't nothin' more nor less than the Jolly Roger.

So he was off and away, the bounding sea beneath him and the brave Jolly Roger floating over his head.

Jolly Roger's face was coldly gray as he knelt down on the floor and bent over Peter.

Jolly Roger's breath cut itself suddenly short, and for an instant he grew tense as he bent over the stove.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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