subs. (nautical).—A pirate’s flag; A DEATH’S HEAD AND CROSS BONES (q.v.).
1885. R. L. STEVENSON, Treasure Island, xix., p. 151 (1886). There was the JOLLY ROGER—the black flag of piracy—flying from her peak.
1892. HUME NISBET, THE JOLLY ROGER [Title].
