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Webster 1913 Edition


Lubber

Lub′ber

,
Noun.
[Cf. dial. Sw.
lubber
. See
Looby
,
Lob
.]
A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.
Lingering
lubbers
lose many a penny.
Tusser.
Land lubber
,
a name given in contempt by sailors to a person who lives on land.
Lubber grasshopper
(Zool.)
,
a large, stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp.,
Brachystola magna
, from the Rocky Mountain plains, and
Romalea microptera
, which is injurious to orange trees in Florida.
Lubber’s hole
(Naut.)
,
a hole in the floor of the “top,” next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers.
Totten.
Lubber's line
,
Lubber's point
, or
Lubber's mark
,
a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lubber

LUB'BER

, n.
A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.
And lingering lubbers lose many a penny.

Definition 2024


lubber

lubber

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Noun

lubber (plural lubbers)

  1. a clumsy or lazy person
  2. (nautical) an inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber

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  • See also Wikisaurus:unskilled person

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