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Pirating

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/* Pirate Terms */
| A term given to one fond of planets as opposed to space. The terms doesn't derive from "land lover" but rather from the root of "lubber" which means clumsy or uncoordinated. Thus, a landlubber is one who is awkward at space for familiarity with the land. Of course, this terms was used to insult the abilities of one in space.
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| align=center | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones%27_Locker Davy Jones's Locker]
| A fictional place at the bottom of the ocean. In short, a term meaning death. Davey Jones was said to sink every ship he ever over took, and thus, the watery grave that awaited all who were sunk by him was given his name. To die at sea is to go to "Davey Jones's Locker".
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| A document given to a pilot (privateer) giving him amnesty from piracy laws as long as the ships plundered were of an enemy nation. A large portion of the pirates began as privateers, with this symbol of legitimacy. Still, the earnings of a privateer were significantly better than any given a soldier at sea in any Navy.
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! colspan=2 | [http://www.inkyfingers.com/pirates/terms/index.html Source of some of these terms] <font color=white>|</font> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate#Stereotypical_piratical_expressions Other good sources.]
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