sailoring

[ sey-ler-ing ]

noun

1. the occupation or duties of a sailor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailoring¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sailor + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

To these he talked vaguely about seeing a little of Java before he went sailoring again.

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The worst luck ever happened to me was when I drifted along this coast and kept on sailoring here.

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We're sailoring men back from a cruise to Jamaica and pretty near penniless.

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Thought Id like to go on that ocean trip, but I suppose sailoring is harder than lumbering, isnt it?

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Not for long; it made his head ache too much, and he changed from soldiering to sailoring.

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