Blackbeard

[ blak-beerd ]

noun
  1. pseudonym of Edward Teach.

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How to use Blackbeard in a sentence

  • Edward Teach or Thatch, the famous pirate commonly called Blackbeard.

  • I assure you that I am known from one end of this coast to the other, and Captain Blackbeard is not an ignorant man.

    Kate Bonnet | Frank R. Stockton
  • The great Blackbeard himself stood high upon his deck and surveyed the strangers through a glass.

    Kate Bonnet | Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for Blackbeard

Blackbeard

/ (ˈblækˌbɪəd) /


noun
  1. nickname of (Edward) Teach: See Teach

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