Pronunciation: ' jä-l ē - ' rä-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from 1 jolly + the name Roger
Date: circa 1785
: a black flag with a white skull and crossbones formerly used by pirates as their ensign
Pronunciation: ' jä-l ē - ' rä-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from 1 jolly + the name Roger
Date: circa 1785
: a black flag with a white skull and crossbones formerly used by pirates as their ensign
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012