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Blackbeard

noun

An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718). Synonyms: Edward Teach, Edward Thatch, Teach, Thatch.

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... lantern or some candles to light us while we were wandering about in it. But we had no candles or lantern, and so did not become a pirate's heirs. It was Corny who was most anxious to go in. She had read about Blackbeard, and the other pirates who used to live on this island, and she felt sure that some of their treasures were to be found in that cave. If she had thought of it, she would have ...

— A Jolly Fellowship • Frank R. Stockton

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... vestry of St. John's Parish. Tobias Knight was also there, a wealthy resident of Bath then, though he too had formerly lived in Pasquotank. Knight was later to win notoriety as a friend and colleague of Teach, the pirate. And Governor Eden himself was later accused of collusion with Blackbeard, though no sufficient proof could be found to ...

— In Ancient Albemarle • Catherine Albertson

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... not, perhaps, generally known, that New Providence was the island selected for his residence by Blackbeard, the famous pirate; the citadel that stands on the hill above the town of Nassau, is built on the site of the fortress which contained the treasure of that famous freebooter. A curious circumstance occurred during my stay on this island, ...

— Frank Mildmay • Captain Frederick Marryat

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Words linked to "Blackbeard" : Edward Thatch, teach, buccaneer, pirate, thatch, Edward Teach, sea robber, sea rover