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Jolly Roger definition

Jolly Roger

Historical a black flag of pirates, with white skull and crossbones

Etymology: jolly + Roger, pirate flag < Roger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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