Blackbeard
nickname of pirate, Edward Teach (d. 1718). [Am. Hist.: Hart, 84]
Blackbeard (Edward Teach,
d. 1718) colorful, albeit savage, corsair. [Br. Hist.: Jameson, 495]
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