Sentence:  “Well, we are and we en′t, eh, <WSD>mateys</WSD>? The Waterman′s Rest en′t exactly the kind of place to spend shore leave; it en′t a patch on Wapping or Rotherhithe....” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fellow sailor; "often used affectedly, especially as a pirate".