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ark ruffian	Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Davy Jones's locker	The bottom of the ocean, especially as the grave for sailors. Also a common saying when something goes overboard and is lost.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
deep-six	To throw something overboard from a ship.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
don't think twice!	In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go by the board	To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go by the board	To fall or to go overboard; to be cast over the side of a ship.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go overboard	Fall out of a vessel.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
go overboard	Go too far, be excessive.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)