sailoring

American  

[sey-ler-ing] / ˈseɪ lər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the occupation or duties of a sailor.

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Etymology

Origin of sailoring

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

Example Sentences

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sailoring

"Ben" Tillett, originally a bricklayer, progressed through shoemaking and sailoring to become General Secretary of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union, from its inception in 1887 until 1922.

From Time Magazine Archive

As we all admit it, certainly it does seem very hard on all classes that there should be anything else to do in the world besides soldiering and sailoring.

From Essays in Rebellion by Nevinson, Henry W.

Fortunately for them, they had experienced a hard schooling in many different ways since they came west and were practical masters of several lines of industry, but this was their first experience sailoring.

From Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power by Roosevelt, Wyn

I learnt my sailoring in an untidy school," he said—"tramp steamers, coasting schooners, collier brigs, and timber barques; and those aren't the sort of craft that rub neatness into a man.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

That was Kyan's sole venture, so far as sailoring was concerned, but he ran away again when he was twenty-five.

From Keziah Coffin by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby