shellback
[shel-bak]
noun
an old sailor.
a person who has crossed the equator by boat.
Origin of shellback
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Related Words for shellback
cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, pro, expert, vet, swab, tarpaulin, mate, jack, seafarer, navigator, mariner, salt, pirate, bluejacket, shipmate, tarExamples from the Web for shellback
Contemporary Examples of shellback
Swedish producers Max Martin (“I Kissed a Girl”) and Shellback collaborate on some of her feistiest tunes.
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Historical Examples of shellback
Skinner, you don't suppose Matt's like every other shellback of a skipper?
Cappy Ricks RetiresPeter B. Kyne
"There's never a flat foot nor a shellback but will tell you same thing, messmate," agreed Ferral heartily.
Motor Matt's Hard LuckStanley R. Matthews
I s'pose she thought mebbe Parsonsbridge butter would churn easier than Shellback; I dono.
Mrs. TreeLaura E. Richards
And there are barrels of it in this town, Mr. Shellback Holmes, waiting to be converted into song.
Anderson Crow, DetectiveGeorge Barr McCutcheon
The word was no sooner spoken than our shellback again excelled himself.
A Labrador DoctorWilfred Thomason Grenfell
shellback
noun
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