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old salt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gob, jack, jack-tar, mariner, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar |
| Type of | sailor, crewman |
| Has types | bargee, bargeman, bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun, deckhand, helmsman, lighterman, officer, pilot, roustabout, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman, able-bodied seaman, whaler, able seaman |
Examples of old salt
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The Keeffe brothers in their younger days boiled potatoes in the old salt kettles.
From the theatlantic.com
He's an old salt himself, retired and on the beach now after 57 years of going to sea.
From the sfgate.com
You want an old American League salt with a century of sad stories to tell?
From the usatoday.com
Their insiders'tips will have you sailing like an old salt in no time.
From the cnn.com
The U.S. had its own old salt, William Buchan, 49, who finished first in the Star class.
From the time.com
An old salt describes the journey to a place where boats glide above the water like seagulls.
From the time.com
So good old road salt is still the cheapest thing going and the primary deicer.
From the sacbee.com
Now I'm no old salt when it comes to hardware, but I do appreciate some of the changes going on.
From the techcrunch.com
Instead, he seems a canny, experienced old salt-the sort whose grace emerges only under pressure.
From the time.com
