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
Lleucu-Welsh
Shantanu-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Xenocrateszi-NAH-krə-teez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ivory['aivəri]
MaartjeMAH:R-tyəDutch
Kamen-Bulgarian