The next chest he opened was filled with jewellery of various kinds, the fruits, I daresay, of a dozen pillages, for not only had this pirate robbed honest traders but a Picaroon as well that had also plundered in her turn another of her own kidney; so that, as I say, this chest of jewellery might represent the property of the passengers of as many as a dozen vessels.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
Now, I knew how many a half dozen was, but I didn't have the slightest idea what a Picaroon looked like nor what it was used for.
"The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography"
Johnson, Clarence Edgar
In case you may not know, a Picaroon is like a single-bladed ax on a regular ax handle, except most of the ax blade is cut away, leaving only a pick instead of a blade.
"The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography"
Johnson, Clarence Edgar