lubber
noun (lubbers)
Everyday
- A lubber is a clumsy, slow, awkward person. tree →
- (old use, at sea) A landlubber is a person who is not used to the sea. tree →
In the lessons
in sea tales, sailors call a clumsy man a lubber
Examples
- Ahoy, you lubbers! tree →
- Don't be such a lubber on the boat. tree →
- The landlubber felt sick on the ship. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
Early Modern English
Meaning
A clumsy, slow, awkward person. tree →
Then and now
This is rare today; we say "clumsy" or "oaf". The sentences use the same sense as the dictionary.
Examples
- “Ahoy there, you lubbers!” he called. (Peter Pan) tree →
- “Luff, you lubber,” cried an Irish voice that was Smee’s; “here’s the rock. (Peter Pan) tree →
- I shall then be able to act as guide and show you all the sights of the sea, which will be even more wonderful to you—a land-lubber.” (Japanese Fairy Tales) tree →
Note
Today: clumsy person, oaf.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lubber» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lubber» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «lubber» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lubber» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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