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37 Cards in this Set
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hiding place
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teetotum
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a spinning top
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obsequious
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obedient, dutiful
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wain-ropes
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part of a harness
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bygones
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that of which is the past
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cannikin
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a small can or drinking cup
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gibbet
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the gallows where criminals were left after hanging
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admixture
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mixture (of feelings)
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perjury
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willful giving false information under oath
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bulwarks
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sides of a ship to protect the open deck
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hithero
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until now
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palisade
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a set of pale stakes set in the ground for enclosure
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befall
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(of something bad) happen to someone
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folly
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foolish act
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comrade
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companion; partner
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coracle
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a small, round boat made of wickerwork covered with animal skin and propelled with a paddle
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sidled
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walk in a furtive, unobtruse or timid manner
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billows
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a large undulating mass of something
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reverberations
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to be repeated several times as an echo
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stave
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a verse or line of a poem
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coxswain
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the steerman of a boat
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grog
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spirits mixed with water
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athwart
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across, in opposition to
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avowed
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assert or confess openly, admit, declare
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buccaneer
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a pirate, originally off the Spanish- American coasts
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boatswain
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a ship's officer in charge of equipment
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mutiny
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an open rebellion against the proper authorities especially by sailors against ther officers
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repugnance
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intense disgust
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farthing
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a former monetary unit of the UK equal to a quater of a penny
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sabre
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a cavalry sword with a curved blade
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tarry
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black, greasy, tar-like
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capstan
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ropes used to hoist a sail or anchor
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connoisseur
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a disearning judge; the best in any field
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personage
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a person of distinction/ importance
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ruffian
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a tough; lawless person
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tallowy
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resembling the fatty tissue of animals
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apoplexy
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stroke
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