greybeard
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greybeard
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From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.
noun greybeards · graybeard
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An old man.
Similar: antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, greybeard, old codger, old fart, old man, unc, whitebeard
- Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
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A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
Similar: longbeard
- A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.
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noun old man
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Talk about this word "greybeard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greybeard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. greybeard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greybeard "greybeard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greybeard.Cite this
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title = {greybeard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greybeard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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