the tale of a grizzled old sea dog who sets out for one last voyage
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The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 Under the black flag Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy.—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 So often pirate narratives focus on the adventure, the treasure, or the sea dog himself.—Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2023 Try the East Lothian seafood chowder and NB sea dog cocktail, made with gin.—Karen Gardiner, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Its rocky coves, secret anchorages and long winding creeks have historically been a haunting ground for seafaring scoundrels and salty sea dogs.—Alexander Turner, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2020
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