- shellback
- noun Date: 1853 1. an old or veteran sailor 2. a person who has crossed the equator and been initiated in the traditional ceremony
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shellback
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shellback — [shel′bak΄] n. [ SHELL + BACK1, in allusion to the shell of the sea turtle] 1. an old, experienced sailor 2. anyone who has crossed the equator by ship … English World dictionary
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shellback — /shel bak /, n. 1. an old sailor. 2. a person who has crossed the equator by boat. [1880 85; SHELL + BACK1] * * * … Universalium
shellback — noun a) worldly sailor b) a sailor who has already crossed the equator … Wiktionary
shellback — noun N. Amer. informal an experienced sailor, especially one who has crossed the equator … English new terms dictionary
shellback — shell•back [[t]ˈʃɛlˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) a veteran sailor 2) a person who has crossed the equator aboard ship • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
shellback — /ˈʃɛlbæk/ (say shelbak) noun 1. an experienced sailor, especially an old one. 2. Chiefly Tasmania Colloquial a snail. {shell + back1} …
