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Jolly Roger
[ roj-er ]
noun
- a flag flown by pirates, having the device of a white skull and crossbones on a black field.
Jolly Roger
noun
- the traditional pirate flag, consisting of a white skull and crossbones on a black field
Jolly Roger
- A black flag with a white skull and crossbones , flown in past centuries by pirate ships.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Jolly Roger1
First recorded in 1775鈥85
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One of my earliest codified rules was that, while I would be completely transparent about pirate season and all that it entails, never once would my wife lay eyes upon the Jolly Roger.
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In another image, a sign with 鈥淛olly Roger鈥 on it is in the foreground by a dock; just behind it, a British flag flies.
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鈥淭he Jolly Roger... he really didn鈥檛 want me to put a skull on that, that was the limit, he didn鈥檛 want to see that.鈥
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A Jolly Roger pirate flag from a World War Two Royal Navy submarine will go under the hammer later.
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Landing the Jolly Roger ends up being trickier than I鈥檇 imagined.
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