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

"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

There ain't nothing TO sailoring, when you come to look it in the face.

From The Ebb-Tide by Osbourne, Lloyd

He was a bright, breezy-looking man, who gave one the impression of being a great deal in the open air, and mixing much with the "sailoring."

From By Berwen Banks by Raine, Allen

Hiram remained behind in California, saying he had gone through enough sailoring, and intended trying something in the farming or mining line.

From The Island Treasure by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)

Well, he turned to an' began sailoring first off—soon as the hospitals and medicos were done with him—an' him not having any friends as you might say, he was let go his own gait.

From A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West by Norris, Frank