salty dog



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salty dog

A sailor, especially a man, who is older and/or has had a lot of experience on the seas. The bar was packed with old salty dogs who'd travelled all across the world, sharing stories of their adventures.
See also: dog, salty

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirele-Yiddish
Binay-Bengali
JakiJAK-eeEnglish (Rare)
Ella (2)EL-ə (English), EL-lah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Munira-Arabic
Balthasar-Judeo-Christian Legend