Jolly Roger
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Jolly Roger
the traditional pirate flag, consisting of a white skull and crossbones on a black field
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Jolly Roger
black pirate flag with white skull and crossbones. [World Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 926]
See: Piracy
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