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Captain Kidd   /kˈæptən kɪd/   Listen
Captain Kidd

noun
1.
Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).  Synonyms: Kidd, William Kidd.





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"Captain Kidd" Quotes from Famous Books



... had been Raffles, the amateur cracksman. He had also been Steerforth in David Copperfield—and time after time she had drowned him in the wreck. In stories of buccaneers he was the captain—sometimes Captain Morgan, sometimes Captain Kidd—or else he was Black Jack with Dora in his power and trembling in the balance whether to become a hero or a villain. As Mary grew older these associations not only ...
— Mary Minds Her Business • George Weston


Words linked to "Captain Kidd" :   master, Kidd, skipper, captain, sea captain


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