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Vinony

landlubber

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ / /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/

noun

Etymology: Extension (with land) of earlier lubber. Compare also landloper.

  1. Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

    “[…] the making of sheathing and ship's pumps. This last rather unmarine field included more than a third of the patents before 1800, which may be one explanation for the predominance of landlubbers in early marine patenting.”