Sentence examples similar to swabby from inspiring English sources

Dressed differently, they could have been swabbies on the quarterdeck, a cluster of comrades.

The pirate Barbossa (Mr. Rush) kidnaps Elizabeth because of the medallion, which turns out to be an enchanted piece of gold that can free Barbossa and his swabbies from their curse.

The pirate Barbossa (Mr. Rush) kidnaps Elizabeth because of the medallion, which turns out to be an enchanted piece of gold that can free him and his swabbies from their curse.

The captain, otherwise known to his swabbies as Dad, barks out orders with far more confidence in our ability to hoist a jib or tie an eight-knot than we muster.

(There's a side benefit. "She's the governor's daughter," one of Barbossa's hearties cackles.) The medallion turns out to be an enchanted piece of gold, which, with the blood of a special someone, can free Barbossa and his swabbies from their curse: they're the larcenous undead whose skeletons can be seen in the moonlight at night.