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Boucan
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[1] a grill or barbeque used to smoke meat. [2] strips of cured meat similar to biltong.
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Boucanier, английский
The user of a boucan grill. applied to french religious and political refugees who eked out a living on the island of hispaniola by hunting cattle and selling their hides, tallow, and cured meat to passing ships. boucaniers were far from prepossessing. their faces were almost hidden by long tresses and thick beards. they stank to the heavens, and were so heavily-tanned that they might have been smoked on their own curing fires. clothing was usually a bloodstained, fat-impregnated, cotton vest or coarse linen shirt. their rawhide leggings had been donned while still reeking and worn until they stiffened to the proper shape. when spain destroyed their herds and drove them from their homes, many boucaniers settled on the island of tortuga and turned to piracy. the name was eventually anglicized to buccaneer and applied to all 17th century caribbean pirates. see also filibuster.
Bottom mine, английский
An explosive device that detonates when its pressure sensitive sensor detects a passing vessel. it lies on or is anchored to the sea bed at depths of about 30 fathoms (55 meters/180 feet) for attacks on surface vessels, or down to about 110 fathoms (200 meters/660 feet) when submarines are the prey. rocket mines and torpedo mines are specialized varieties.
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