verb
- past tense of freeboot; to act as a pirate or plunderer
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The captain freebooted along the Spanish coast for several years.
- Pirates freebooted in the Caribbean during the golden age of piracy.
- He freebooted merchant ships carrying valuable cargo.
- The crew freebooted their way across the Atlantic.
- They freebooted until the navy finally captured them.