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Examples
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They're now 1-3 away from their pirate-ship home; two of their next three are on the road, too.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The Mirage features lion tamers Siegfried and Roy, and Wynn's Treasure Island casino stages pirate-ship battles for kids whose parents have come to town to gamble.
Vegas Meets Van Gogh 2008
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Alec had clamored for lots of pirate-ship ornamentation.
The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004
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He realized any number of things could have happened on the pirate-ship.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates Carey Rockwell
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"It's going to take every milliwatt of power we've got in this hookup to tap his beam, but I think I've got Helmuth direct instead of through a pirate-ship relay!"
Galactic Patrol Smith, E. E. 1950
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That was a pirate-ship -- Ben Ali's -- the most terrible pirate that ever sailed the Seven Seas!
The Story of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1916
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When they reached the shore they saw the pirate-ship, with the three red sails, standing in the water; and -- just as the swallows had said -- there was nobody on it; all the pirates were downstairs in the
The Story of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1916
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So John Dolittle told his animals to walk very softly and they all crept on to the pirate-ship.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1916
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Now -- you see -- she could put up an excellent fight with the average pirate-ship which cruised about the low-lying and sandy coast.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Charles Haven Ladd Johnston 1910
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But after all I may improve, for I am on a man-of-war, as a friend once said to me, which is better than being on a pirate-ship and is a profession in itself.
Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One Margot Asquith 1904
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