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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



... "If Captain Kidd had buried all the gold that folks said he did," replied Jack, "he would have been kept busy till now. If people would work instead of trying to find gold that was never buried, they would accomplish something. The only treasure you dig out of ...
— The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island • Cyril Burleigh

... wouldn't hold 'em all, so Josiah had to put a bottle of red rossberry jell into the pocket of his dress-coat, and lots of other little things, such as spoons and knives and forks, in his pantaloons and breast pockets. He looked like Captain Kidd armed up to the teeth, and I told him so. But good land! he would have carried a knife in his mouth if I had asked him to, he felt so neat about goin', and boasted so on what a splendid exertion ...
— Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor - Volume I • Various

... There you will find a small stone upon a larger one. Under the small stone you will find an arrow scratched upon the larger one. Follow the directions of this arrow fifteen paces. Then turn sharply to the left, go ten paces, and underneath a stone will be found Captain Kidd's Gold." The players may ask him to repeat the directions once. After repeating, however, they must follow the direction without further questioning. The one successful in finding the coin next hides ...
— School, Church, and Home Games • George O. Draper

... York policeman acquires. His object was something bigger, and he was prepared to wait for it. He knew that small beginnings were an annoying but unavoidable preliminary to all great fortunes. Probably, Captain Kidd had started in a small way. Certainly, Mr. Rockefeller had. He was content to follow in the footsteps ...
— The Intrusion of Jimmy • P. G. Wodehouse



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



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