old sweat
Britishnoun
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an old soldier; veteran
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a person who has a great deal of experience in some activity
Example Sentences
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The inside of the head smells of fresh grass and old sweat.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2020
Photograph: Niall Carson/PA It would be wrong to say they shut them up – the Irish sing through thick and thin – but , on their debut, had the champions in a rare old sweat.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012
Lysol, old sweat and maybe some cheap environmental deodorizer that makes a vomitous mix of the other two.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2010
I couldn’t see him, only hear him, smell the scent of old sweat, and dirt, and sour breath.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
He smelled of old sweat, and she felt a sudden piercing longing for that Old Spice left behind in Nsukka.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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