lubber — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A clumsy or lazy person.

[T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible!

2

An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.

3

An eastern lubber grasshopper (Romalea microptera).

4

Alteration of rubber.

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Synonyms

noun — an inexperienced sailor

landlubber
landsman

noun — an awkward stupid person

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Idioms & Phrases

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[T]hree of the boys, of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one, used to come in the morning as his humble attendants, and carry him [Johnson] to school. […] The purfly, sand-blind lubber and blubber, with

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