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41Rob Roy — /rob roy / a manhattan made with Scotch whisky. [1865 70; after Rob Roy, nickname of Robert Macgregor (1671 1734), Scottish freebooter] * * * orig. Robert MacGregor (baptized March 7, 1671, Buchanan, Stirlingshire, Scot. died Dec. 28, 1734,… …
42pirate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. buccaneer, marauder, corsair, freebooter, sea robber, privateer; plagiarist. v. t. plunder, picaroon, appropriate; plagiarize, steal. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thief, freebooter, plunderer …
43filibuster — (n.) 1580s, flibutor pirate, probably ultimately from Du. vrijbuiter freebooter, used of pirates in the West Indies as Sp. filibustero and Fr. flibustier, either or both of which gave the word to Amer.Eng. (see FREEBOOTER (Cf. freebooter)). Used… …
44pirate — pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, privateer, corsair basically mean one who sails in search of plunder. Pirate suggests a person or a ship or its crew that without a commission from an established civilized state cruises about in quest of ships to… …
45filibuster — /ˈfɪləbʌstə / (say filuhbustuh) noun 1. the use of obstructive tactics, such as making prolonged speeches or using irrelevant material, in order to delay legislative action. 2. an instance of the use of such tactics. 3. an irregular military… …
46filibuster — [fil′i bus΄tər] n. [Sp filibustero < Fr flibustier, earlier fribustier < MDu vrijbuiter, FREEBOOTER] 1. an adventurer who engages in unauthorized warfare against a country with which his own country is at peace; specif., any of the 19th… …
47Filibuster — A filibuster, or talking out a bill , is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision making body. An attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the… …
48Viktor Rydberg — Infobox Writer name = Viktor Rydberg imagesize = caption = Rydberg in 1876 pseudonym = birthname = Abraham Victor Rydberg birthdate = birth date|1828|12|18 birthplace = Jönkopig, Sweden deathdate = Death date and age|1895|09|22|1828|12|18… …
49Filibuster (military) — A filibuster is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. The term is usually used to describe United States citizens who attempted to foment insurrections in Latin… …
50Conan (collection) — Conan   Conan b …
