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Chris -- 2025-05-10
Pirates are hard men – and heartless too. So it’s maybe not surprising that what follows ‘Avast’ is often not ‘me hearties’ but ‘me hardies’. Or ‘me hardys’.
Google has so many hits (7000-odd) that I can’t choose one. It’s even got as far as this Swedish birdwatching site: http://www.artportalen.se/artportalen/g … geID=57963
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There was something said about pirate talk on the introductory pages of this website. I’ll have to check it later when I get more time…
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There is a certain overlap of meaning, anyway, in the vigorous/robust department…
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HEARTY:
Main Entry:
1
a: giving unqualified support <a hearty endorsement>
b: enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial : jovial c: expressed unrestrainedly
2 a: exhibiting vigorous good health
b (1): having a good appetite
(2): abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite
3: vigorous, vehement <a hearty pull>
synonyms see sincere
— heart·i·ness noun
Main Entry:
2hearty: a hearty fellow; also : sailor
HARDY:
Main Entry:
Date:
13th century1: bold, brave
2: audacious, brazen
3 a: inured to fatigue or hardships : robust
b: capable of withstanding adverse conditions <hardy outdoor furniture> <hardy plants> <hardy cattle>
— har·di·ly
— har·di·ness
polyglots of the world, unite ~ we have nothing to lose but our accents!
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