Hypertext Webster Gateway: "landlubber"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Landlubber \Land"lub`ber\, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or
possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.)
One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in
contempt or ridicule.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
landlubber
n 1: a person who lives and works on land [syn: {landsman}, {landman}]
2: an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage [syn:
{lubber}, {landsman}]
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