privateer's-men

Updated: May 18, 2025

"No, Tom, don't have anything in your hand, or they will take it from you, and most likely give you a rap on the head with a cutlass at the same time; for privateer's-men of all nations are little better than pirates, and don't know how to behave in victory. Just keep where you are look as if you had nothing to do with the ship except the steering of her. Here they come!"

Frederick Marryat - Poor Jack