Lubber meaning

lŭbər
A clumsy person.
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(nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.
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An inexperienced sailor; a landlubber.
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A clumsy or lazy person.
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A big, slow, clumsy person.
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An inexperienced, clumsy sailor; landlubber.
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Big and clumsy.
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Origin of lubber

  • Middle English lobur lazy lout akin to lob lout lob

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lubber Sentence Examples

  • It furnishes most of the lubber of India, Sumatra and Java.

  • On the inside of every compass bowl a vertical black line is drawn, called the "lubber's point," and it is imperative FIG.

  • Thus, when a degree on the card is observed opposite the lubber's point, the angle between the directior.

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