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).

Exact synonyms: Blackbeard, Edward Teach, Teach, Thatch
Generic synonyms: Buccaneer, Pirate, Sea Robber, Sea Rover

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edward Thatch

Edward Jenner
Edward Kendall
Edward Kennedy Ellington
Edward Lawrie Tatum
Edward Lear
Edward Lee Thorndike
Edward MacDowell
Edward Morley
Edward Osborne Wilson
Edward Pusey
Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow
Edward Sapir
Edward Teach
Edward Teller
Edward Thatch
Edward V
Edward VI
Edward VII
Edward VIII
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Edward Vincent Sullivan
Edward Weston
Edward Williams Morley
Edward Winslow
Edward Wyllis Scripps
Edward Young
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Elder
Edward the Martyr

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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