landlubber
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landlubber
- /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ UK
- /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.
noun landlubbers
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Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially one who is not a seaman.
[T]he skipper invited us to ‘splice the main brace’; which, in the language of the landlubber, means to have a spot of rum.
Similar: lubber
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noun someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship
| Español | marinero de agua dulce |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 旱鴨子 /旱鸭子 hànyāzi |
| Português | marinheiro de água doce, marambaia |
| Français | marin d'eau douce |
| Deutsch | Landratte |
| Italiano | marinaio d'acqua dolce, marinaio inesperto |
| Русский | сухопу́тная кры́са suxopútnaja krýsa |
| עברית | אִישׁ יַבָּשָׁה ish yabasha, עַכְבַּר יַבָּשָׁה akhbar yabasha, גֹּלֶם יַבָּשָׁה golem yabasha, יַבָּשְׁתָּן yabashtan |
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