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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who robs vessels in port by coming alongside in a small boat and carrying off portable articles, such as brass belaying-pins, running-gear, etc.; a thief whose trade is to steal cargo from docks and vessels in harbor.
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Pirate Tango
Apparently a group of pirates is called a "tango."
pirate, harbor-pirate, swashbuckler, buccaneer, corsair, rover, sea-rover, sea-robber, sea wolf, sea-rat, water-thief, picaroon and 12 more...
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A Swell Mob
Kinds of thieves.
thief, sneak thief, burglar, cat burglar, picklock, puggard, robber, grave robber, piller, porch climber, prowler, larcenist and 133 more...
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