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Re: My pirate lexicon.
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lugnet.pirates
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Mon, 24 Apr 2000 22:55:06 GMT
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> Don't bother to look - you are correct on all accounts. "Corsair" is most
> often related to the Barbary pirates, but it also meant a privateer (sanctioned
> piracy - but again, usually associated with north african pirates). I've seen
> the dictionary vaguely refer to a corsair as a ship, but I haven't seen it
> applied to a specific type. It seems to be refering to the purpose of the
> ship, not the ship itself (meaning virtually anything could be a "corsair" just
> as anything could be a "privateer").
The ship type "corsair" is derived from the type of boat--a semi-militarised dhow,
if I'm not mistaken--that the pyrate sort of Corsair would use. Later it was
extended to other ship types used by such raiders. IIRC it's a motile
category--but usually the ships have to be lateen-rigged; ship-rigs tend not to be
called "corsairs." Oh, and of course, the Vought Corporation made many corsairs of
a *third* sort between 1942 and 1946. (Yeah, yeah, I know, it's also derived from
the pyrate and ship. ;) )
> The barbequed meat (closer to smoking I imagine because the purpose was to dry
> the meat to preserve it) was known as boucan.
In your ear! In your boucan ear! ;) (Or some similar derivation.)
> Bruce
> The Corsair
> (The pyrate formerly known as Redbeard - but after a week's vacation from
> shaving, has confirmed the sad truth that that no longer applies)
Spray paint can fix that. ;)
best
LFB
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| (...) (sanctioned (...) seen (...) just (...) dhow, (...) to be (...) corsairs of (...) from (...) Arrrrrrr, Chance-Vought Corsairs tain't pyrates, ye lubberly comedian. Though now that I think about it, that was primarily a Marine fighter, wasn't (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Don't bother to look - you are correct on all accounts. "Corsair" is most often related to the Barbary pirates, but it also meant a privateer (sanctioned piracy - but again, usually associated with north african pirates). I've seen the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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