lubber
51lubber's hole — /ˈlʌbəz hoʊl/ (say lubuhz hohl) noun Nautical an open space in the platform at the head of a lower mast, through which a sailor may mount and descend without going outside the rim …
52lubber's hole — noun hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds • Hypernyms: ↑hole • Part Holonyms: ↑ship …
53lubber fiend — noun : a helpful goblin that does household chores at night …
54lubber grasshopper. — See plains grasshopper. [1875 80] …
55Abbey lubber — A lubber = an idle person, a sponger. Abbey lubber was one who existed on *doles and alms given out by abbeys and religious houses. They were considered professional beggars. Cf. Begging; Custom house …
56land-lubber — A seaman’s term for someone who does not go to sea, and is ignorant of life on board ship. The term would not normally be used vocatively, though it is used in a friendly way in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes. The speaker is one whose… …
57abbey-lubber — abbˈey lubber noun A lazy monk, a term much used by the Reformers • • • Main Entry: ↑abbey …
58land-lubber — landˈ lubber noun (nautical; derogatory) A landsman • • • Main Entry: ↑land …
59abbey-lubber — noun term of contempt for an able bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; sometimes applied to monks …
60Brachystola magna — Lubber Lub ber, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [1913 Webster] Lingering lubbers lose many a penny. Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by… …