Codex:S

Sail
"Rouse the captain immediately. Heave to and take in sail. Launch the boats."

- James Norrington

A canvas mounted on a ship used to catch the wind and drive it along; "to sail", a voyage or excursion in a vessel; collective term for sailing vessels. 

Sailor
"Show a leg, sailor!" "Aye, sir! What?"

- Scrum and Jack Sparrow

One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. Davy Jones was one of many known sailors of the Seven Seas.

Salvage
"Salvaging is saving, in a manner of speaking."

- Ragetti

The act of saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea. 

Savvy
"Son, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?"

- Jack Sparrow to Gillette

Savvy [sav-ee] - adj.: To request understanding. To comprehend; understand. Jack Sparrow commonly used the term, almost as a catchphrase in which context the word was thought to mean "Understand?" or "Get it?".

Scalawag
An alternative spelling of scallywag, it was to describe a rascal.

Schooner
"Me ship was a tidy little schooner name of Cobra."

- Hector Barbossa to pirates assembled at Shipwreck Cove

A schooner (pronounced /ˈskuːnər/) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts. Schooners were first used by the Dutch in the 16th or 17th century, and further developed in North America from the early 18th century.

Scurvy
Contemptible or despicable; literally a disease due to a deficiency of Vitamin C.

Sea
"There's an evil on these seas that even the most staunch and bloodthirsty pirates have come to fear."

- Tia Dalma

A large body of salty water, particularly the ocean.

Sea turtle
"That can't... How did..." "What?" "Sea turtles, mate."

- Ragetti, Pintel and Teague about the Prison Dog

Any species of turtle that inhabits oceans. One of Jack Sparrow's legends is that he roped a couple of sea turtles to escape Rumrunner's Isle.

Seagull
"Sir. The men&mdash;" "They be dead already." "They don't sound dead." "Oh, is that so? Well I hear nothing but...seagulls. Nesting. What is it that you hear, Mr. Groves?" "...Seagulls. Nesting. Nothing more."

- Theodore Groves and Hector Barbossa

Any of several white seabirds, having long pointed wings and short legs. When the crew of the HMS Providence were getting killed by mermaids, Hector Barbossa claimed that he only heard seagulls nesting.

Seamstress
"My employer is in need of a good weaver and seamstress for his household. How much?" "I don't want to sell Ayisha. She's too good at her craft."

- Ian Mercer and Roger Dalton

A woman whose occupation is sewing.

Shanghai
"And to what do I owe the pleasure of your carbuncle?" "He sent me. Davy Jones." "Ah. So it's you then. He shanghaied you into his service, eh?" "I chose it."

- Jack Sparrow and Bootstrap Bill Turner

To force or trick someone into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew. To abduct or coerce; To commandeer; appropriate; hijack. When Jack Sparrow met up with Bootstrap Bill Turner, he assumed that Davy Jones shanghaied him into service aboard the Flying Dutchman.

Shilling
"Hold up there, you! It's a shilling to tie up your boat in the dock. And I shall need to know your name." "What do you say to three shillings, and we forget the name?" "&hellip;Welcome to Port Royal, Mr. Smith."

- Harbormaster and Jack Sparrow

The shilling is a unit of currency used in the British Empire.

Ship
"Oh, 'tis an honor indeed to have you back aboard me ship." "My ship." "Jack Sparrow&mdash;" "Captain."

- Hector Barbossa and Jack Sparrow

A sailing vessel larger than a boat, with three square-rigged masts. Ships like the Black Pearl, the Flying Dutchman were valuable for their supernatural abilities, while ships like the HMS Dauntless and HMS Endeavour were valuable with their power.

Ship's articles
"Jacques, you silly fool. I fear you have made a grave error. Don't you know any better than to try and conceal booty from your comrades? That's an offense punishable by death, under La Vipère's Ship's Articles."

- Christophe-Julien de Rapièr to Jack Sparrow

Terms and conditions agreed to by the crew of the pirate ship.

Shiver me timbers
"Shiver me timbers!"

- Mullroy to Pintel and Ragetti

Shock or suprise, drawn from the shock of a cannonball impact which literally shivers a ship's timbers.

Shovel
An indispensable tool for any treasure-hunter. Some people who use shovels beware of splinters.

Shroud
The taut ropes or wires converging from both sides on the head of a lower or upper mast of the outer end of a bowsprit to steady it against lateral sway: a part of the standing rigging. 

Silent as the grave
"Mr. Sparrow, you will accompany these fine men to the helm and provide us with a bearing to Isla de Muerta. You will then spend the rest of the voyage contemplating all possible meanings of the phrase 'silent as the grave'. Do I make myself clear?" "Inescapably clear."

- James Norrington and Jack Sparrow

To say absolutely nothing, especially about a particular subject.

Silver
"Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."

- Jack Sparrow to Will Turner

A white, ductile metal used to make coins, ornaments, etc. Also commonly used as currency.

Sir
"And ye'll not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley." "Aye, sir."

- Hector Barbossa and Bo'sun

A respectful or formal term of address used for a man, such as "Yes, sir". It could also refer to a distinctive title of a knight or baronet; after being knighted, Lord Beckett had once been referred to as Sir Beckett. Lastly, it could refer to a lord or gentleman, such as "noble sirs and ladies".

Smithy
Also forge. The name for a blacksmith's workplace. John Brown maintained a smithy in Port Royal.

Snake
"The rigging had come to life! Our own ship turned against us. Tangling the crew, wrapping around them like snakes...and wrapping around my leg."

- Hector Barbossa

A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.

Spaniard
"For a moment there, I thought you’d stumbled onto the lost treasure of the Incas. You know, the one that Pizarro, in his arrogance, lost." "Pizarro? Those Spaniards! Always losing their treasure."

- Jack Sparrow and Christophe-Julien de Rapièr

The term Spaniard, general term of Spanish people, has two distinct meanings: Traditionally, it applies to people native to any part of Spain. More recently, it refers to people who hold Spanish citizenship.

Spanish Main
"I love this song. Really bad eggs. When I get the Pearl back, I'm gonna teach it to the whole crew, and we'll sing it all the time." "And you'll be positively the most fearsome pirates in the Spanish Main!" "Not just the Spanish Main, love. The entire ocean, the entire world."

- Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann

The Spanish Main was the informal name for the mainland of the American continent enclosing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Spice
"We made port in Martinique, and we were unloading the cargo. Precious stuff, those spices. Worth their weight in gold-literally."

- Jean Magliore

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance primarily used for flavouring, colouring or preserving food. Sometimes a spice is used to hide other flavours.

Squall
"A call to all, pay heed to the squall, / And turn your sails toward home."

- from Hoist the Colours

A sudden, violent gust of wind. 

Starboard
"Heading, Cap'n?" "Two degrees starboard." "I'm captain of the starboard side! Two degrees starboard. The captain will now take the helm."

- Joshamee Gibbs, Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa The right-hand side of a vessel facing forward; opposite to portside. 

Stay
Any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts; to put a ship on the other tack; also in stays: heading into the wind with sails shaking, as in coming about. 



Stern
The aft or rear of a vessel; opposite to bow. 

Stirrings
"Gibbs. This is the woman from Seville." "Ah. You pretended to love her and left her and broke her heart." "Worse. I may have had...briefly, mind you...stirrings." "Stirrings?" "Stirrings." "What, like...feelings, you mean?" "No, no, no, no, no, not quite all the way to feelings. More like...All right, feelings, damn you." "And you left her still. Oh, that's low." "...Thank you."

- Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs

An initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion. Jack Sparrow claimed to have stirrings with Angelica.

Stowaway
"Now this appears to be no more as we have a stowaway on board. A young woman by the look of it. I want you to search the ship and find her."

- Bellamy after looking at Elizabeth Swann's wedding dress

A person who hides aboard a vessel to obtain free transportation or to elude pursuers. Elizabeth Swann stowed away aboard the Edinburgh Trader to reach Tortuga.

Sugar
"I could get you a few lumps of sugar, Captain Sparrow."

- Mistress Goodwright to Jack Sparrow

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.

Sunset
"Come sunset, it won't matter."

- One of Jack Sparrow's hallucinations

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon. A rare phenomenon known as the green flash occurs at the last glimpse of sunset.

Supernatural
"There is a prophecy. Maybe you don't believe in the supernatural." "No, no, no, I've seen a thing or two."

- Angelica and Jack Sparrow

Above nature; that which is beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by God or some force beyond that which humans are born with. Something that is not of the usual and is somehow not natural, or has been altered by forces that are not understood fully if at all. Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa have been in adventures involving the supernatural.

Swag
"Ten years of hoarding swag." "And now we finally get to spend it."

- Pintel and Ragetti

Money or valuables, plunder or booty. 

Sweep
"Make ready the guns, and run out the sweeps!"

- Hector Barbossa

A long oar used to propel a vessel. The Black Pearl carried sweeps.

Sweep (or Sweeper) is also a term for a type of very light swivel mount cannon that was loaded exclusively with grape shot for the sole purpose of decimating the target's crew whilst leaving the ship itself intact.