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Bailiff
Bailiff was a title of a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. A man served as bailiff during Joshamee Gibbs' trial in the Old Bailey.
Bayonet
- "Charge your bayonets!"
- ―East India Trading Company lieutenant
A blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close combat. [1] Officers of the Royal Navy[1] and the East India Trading Company[2] employed bayonets.
Belay
- "Belay that, or we'll be a sitting duck!"
"Belay that 'belay that'!" - ―Hector Barbossa and Jack Sparrow
To stop what you are doing, commonly given as an order to a ship's crew. Literally means to tie something down or make it fast. [2]
Before the mast
- "One hundred years before the mast. Losing who you were, bit by bit. 'Til you end up, end up like poor Wyvern here."
- ―Bootstrap Bill Turner
Referring to a common sailor, derived from a sailor's position in the forecastle, forward of the foremast; also used to refer to an unlicensed sailor. [3]
Bilge
- The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides;
- To damage a ship's hull so as to create an entry for seawater.
- Slang for nonsense or stupid talk. [4]
Bilge rat
- "You pirates are worse than bilge rats!"
- ―Unknown citizen of Port Royal to Chevalle
A pirate insult, with both words having derogatory connotations (bilge being the lowest portion of a ship's hull). [5]
Black gold
- "Ivory, gold, black gold... Afrique is a rich hunting ground for the wolves of the sea."
- ―Christophe-Julien de Rapièr to Jack Sparrow
Another term for a black slave.
Blackguard
- "Blackguard!"
- ―Hector Barbossa to Jack Sparrow
It could mean a scoundrel, an unprincipled contemptible person, or an untrustworthy person. Some people, like Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones, were called blackguards by their actions. It is sometimes alternatively spelled as "Blaggard".
Blacksmith
- "Mister Turner, you are not a military man; you are not a sailor. You are a blacksmith."
- ―James Norrington to Will Turner
The profession of a person who creates objects from iron or steel by "forging" the metal (by using hand tools to hammer, bend, cut and otherwise shape it in its non-liquid form). Blacksmiths work in forges or smithys,[3] such as John Brown's smithy, where William Turner worked as Mr. Brown's apprentice.[1]
Board
- The side of a ship;
- One leg, or tack, of the course of a ship beating to windward;
- The act of "boarding", or entering, a ship ("board"; "on board"; "aboard");
- For a ship to come up alongside another, commonly to attack;
- To "go by the board", to go over the ship's side [6]
Bootlegger
- "David Williams - Much Feared Bootlegger"
- ―David Williams' tombstone
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor. [7]
Bow
The forward end of a vessel; opposite to aft or stern. [8]
Brig
- "Send this pestilent, traitorous, cow-hearted, yeasty codpiece to the brig."
- ―Jack Sparrow on William Turner
A type of two-masted vessel square-rigged on both masts; also used to refer to a place of confinement aboard a ship.[9] Vessels such as the Black Pearl[1] and the Flying Dutchman[4] contained brigs.
Brothel
- "What were you doing in a Spanish convent, anyway?!"
"Mistook it for a brothel. Honest mistake." - ―Angelica and Jack Sparrow
A brothel is an establishment dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sexual intercourse with clients.
Buccaneer
- "You know, for having such a bleak outlook on pirates, you are well on your way to becoming one. Sprung a man from jail...commandeered a ship of the fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew out of Tortuga...and you're completely obsessed with treasure."
- ―Jack Sparrow to William Turner
Another term for a Caribbean pirate, commonly any pirate and privateer who raided Spanish colonies and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century. [10]