Pirate Dictionary by Rafael Estrada

Author:Rafael Estrada
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Published: 2021-09-04T00:00:00+00:00

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•MAGNETIC COMPASS. Compass, marine instrument that marks the course. At sea, pirates used to build their own magnetic compasses, rubbing a needle with mineral magnetite.

•MAGNETIC DECLINATION. Variable angle that forms the direction of the compass with the meridian line of each place.

•MAGNETITE. Lodestone. Pirates used to carry a piece of magnetite on board in order to be able to make their own magnetic compasses.

•MAIN PIECE. Thick wooden squared, which goes from the fortress to the castle for each band of the bay.

•MAIN TIMBER. Each of the pieces of wood on which the hull of a ship is founded, such as: keel, sternum, stem, etc.

•MAIN TIMBER. Frame to assemble.

•MAINSAIL. The main mast in sailboats with three or more masts, located towards the center of the ship. // The candles of the aforementioned stick, especially the lower one.

•MAINWARING, SIR HENRY. English pirate who performed during the early 17th century.

•MAKE. Provide yourself with consumption effects.

•MALLET. Wooden hammer.

•MANAGE. Rule, direct.

•MANGROVE FOREST. A site populated by mangroves.

•MANSUELT, EDWARD. The Dutch filibuster captain, his main actions took place during the 1650s. He began his apprenticeship in the Turtle Guild, but moved to Jamaica when the English conquered it. In 1659 he organized the expedition that sacked Santiago de los Caballeros, where they murdered all the inhabitants they encountered. In 1663 he devastated Campeche, where he looted churches and graves in search of jewels. He was poisoned at Tortuga in 1667.

•MAP. Representation of the Earth or part of it on a flat surface.

•MARGIN. Extremity and edge of a thing.

•MARINE. Profession or exercise of seaman. // Set of sailors.

•MARINE APPRENTICE. Sailor specially in charge of the maneuvering of the bunions. When they climbed the trees they ran a serious risk since they had to do so in the middle of a storm, at night or with the rigging covered with ice; they had to always do it on the windward side, so that the wind pressed them against the rigging.

•MARKER POLE. Stake with iron spike, which is driven into the ground to determine fixed points.

•MARL. Sew the rope to the sail by means of joints.

•MARLINE. Strongly tied with which, in proportionate spans and instead of sewing, the line is attached to your sail in certain cases.

•MAROON. It was told of the slave who took refuge in the mountains seeking freedom. // Said the indolent sailor and little worker.

•MARSH. Hollow, where the waters are collected and naturally stopped, with a more or less muddy bottom.

•MARSH. Immediate land to an estuary, through which the waters extend in the tides.

•MASCOT. It was common for sailors to buy pets in distant ports, to sell later or as gifts to their girlfriends. Parrots and monkeys were the most popular.

•MASK. Sculpture or carving located as an ornament in the upper part of the cutwater or the prow of ships and sailing boats, which generally had a human or animal shape that referred to the name of the ship.

•MAST. In box rig sailboats, the name given to the largest yard, sail and mast. The main suit is distinguished from the others by being the highest of all.

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