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Definition of Edward thatch
1. Noun. An English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718).
Generic synonyms: Buccaneer, Pirate, Sea Robber, Sea Rover
Lexicographical Neighbors of Edward Thatch
Literary usage of Edward thatch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings and Addresses by Pennsylvania German Society (1898)
"1 In June, 1718, edward thatch (Teach) known as " Blackbeard," appeared off
Charleston, with four vessels, the largest of forty guns, and with four hundred ..."
2. Cayman Islands by Don Philpott (2002)
"Blackbeard was born in Bristol, England, as Edward Teach but he also called
himself edward thatch and Edward Drummond. The exact date of birth is not known ..."
3. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1902)
"From a painting by Howard Pyle 46 PORTRAIT OF THE PIRATE edward thatch (OR TEACH).
—From Capt. Charles Johnson's General History of the Highwaymen [etc.]. ..."
4. The History of South Carolina Under the Proprietary Government, 1670-1719 by Edward McCrady (1897)
"... than the government of that weak colony could possibly oppose.1 While Rogers
was on his voyage to New Providence, early in June, edward thatch,2 who, ..."
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