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lubber
[ luhb-er ]
adjective
- clumsy; stupid; lubberly.
verb (used without object)
- to behave like a lubber, especially in the handling of a boat.
lubber
/ ˈlʌbə /
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Derived Forms
- ˈlubberliness, noun
- ˈlubberly, adjectiveadverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lubber1
C14 lobre, probably from Scandinavian. See lob 1
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Example Sentences
“And now for some rope-pie for the stubborn young lubber,” said the skipper, lifting a bit of rope as he spoke.
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Get out of my sight and take your hands out of your pockets, you insolent little lubber.
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While he had winked his eyes, so it seemed to him, the true course had fairly straddled away from the lubber line.
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I've been a listenin' to you and that lubber that doesn't know a whale's a fish, and it looks squally to me.
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Her master, as Griggs remarked, "was no d—d slouching lubber, and knew a yardarm from a rattan cane."
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