The people might have scurvy and they are dirty like a dog
because if they had earrings if they died they have gold so they have a good grave and not eaten buy foxes.arr you scurvy dogs
they can and some do
Field Trip - 1997 Scurvy Dogs 2-5 was released on: USA: 1998
No... You call them homeless people, or you call them hobo's
dogs
IDKCan anybody tell me?
Accusing somebody of having scurvy would mean that they are weakened by vitamin C deficiency from being at sea without fresh vegetables or citrus fruit. One of the symptoms is that your teeth loosen up and fall out. Calling a person a dog is a general term of abuse implying that he has the morals of a canine. Put them together and you have a made-for-movies insult that the censors will allow. Aargh.
It was derogatory slang used to describe a seasoned sailor as an unsavory character. It meant they were pirates.
There were various nicknames for pirates. British pirates were also called the English Sea Dogs, and various pirates had their own nicknames.
sea dogs
"Sea Dogs" was the name given to English pirates by the Spanish.
Why were the english sea dogs supported by Elizabeth?