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Piratica - Terms begining with
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Yard |
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A long spar suspended from the mast of a vessel, used to extend the sails. |
Yellow Fever |
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A disease endemic to the tropics often called the curse of the white man as it did not seem to affect the natives. Modern historians believe it to have been typhus, cause by contaminated drinking water. But in actual fact the term "yellow fever" probably covered a whole range of tropical diseases.
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