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shell·back (s̸hel′bak′)

noun

  1. an old, experienced sailor
  2. anyone who has crossed the equator by ship

Etymology: shell + back, in allusion to the shell of the sea turtle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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