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sea dog definition

sea dog

  1. an experienced sailor

  2. Etymology: transl. of Ger seehund (or Du zeehond), altered (as if < see, sea) < earlier seelhund < *seel, akin to seal + hund, dog: from its bark

    any of various seals

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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