Jolly Roger
WordNet
noun
(1) A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships; often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- The Hispaniola still lay where she had anchored; but, sure enough, there was the Jolly Roger - the black flag of piracy - flying from her peak.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island