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What does hoisted colors mean?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

"Colors" in that setting is another word for flag, so it means that you are displaying your flag. The flag would tell anyone looking what nationality you are, which was quite important during the early days of international trading, when piracy, and fights were common.

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