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davy-man [< affidavit] 
n. N.S., Hist. a prisoner taken from a captured vessel and made to swear an affidavit before Admiralty Court that the vessel taken was legitimate prey for privateers.
davy-man [< affidavit]
n. N.S., Hist. a prisoner taken from a captured vessel and made to swear an affidavit before Admiralty Court that the vessel taken was legitimate prey for privateers.