Definition of Captain Kidd

1. Noun. Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701).

Exact synonyms: Kidd, William Kidd
Generic synonyms: Captain, Master, Sea Captain, Skipper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captain Kidd

Capsicum annuum grossum
Capsicum annuum longum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens baccatum
Capsidae
Capt
Captain Bligh
Captain Bob
Captain Cook
Captain Hicks
Captain Hook
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Captain James Cook
Captain John Smith
Captain Kidd (current term)
Captain Kirk
Captain Obvious
Captain Planet
Captain Swing
Captain of Man's Salvation
Capuchin
Capuchins
Capulet
Capuron
Caputoan
Cara
Carabelli tubercle
Carabidae

Literary usage of Captain Kidd

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"1701 ; respecting which 1 find in the Journal, the following entries : March 16, 1700. The House being informed, That captain kidd a sent for borne, ..."

2. Celebrated Trials of All Countries, and Remarkable Cases of Criminal (1847)
"Proclamation being then made, the prisoners were brought to the bar and arraigned. Captain Kidd for some time refused to plead, desiring to hafe Dr. ..."

3. The goede vrouw of Mana-ha-ta at home and in society, 1609-1760 by John King Van Rensselaer (1898)
"XIII The Pirate and His Escapades Governor Bellomont and " My Lady "—Captain Kidd—Money Pond on ... Captain Kidd ..."

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