An oath, expressing annoyance or surprise. Robert Louis Stevenson used shiver my timbers several times in the original 1883 book, for example: “Well, he [Old Pew] is dead now and under hatches; but ...

A. The first place I looked was the Web site of the annual “Talk Like a Pirate Day” (www.talklikeapirateday.com). (Mark your calendars for this year’s celebration Sept. 19.) The site’s glossary says ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A recent decision means you can win the floor fight. There has been a huge response to our column a couple of weeks ago about timber ...