land-lubbingadj.

Brit.

/ˈlan(d)ˌlʌbɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlæn(d)ˌləbɪŋ/

Etymology: Irregularly < landlubber n.

Land-lubberly.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [adjective] > characteristic of (good) sailor > not

unseamanlike1726

unnautical1780

lubberly1795

unsailorlike1841

lubberlike1851

unsailorly1883

land-lubbing1885

1885 Punch 29 Aug. 100/2 The Judge, a land-lubbing chap in a wig.

1927 Daily Express 4 Oct. 3/3 We land~lubbing civilians know less about the Navy than our maiden aunts might be expected to know about alimony.

1960 House & Garden Aug. 31/2 Judged by sea-going or land-lubbing standards.

1966 Economist 21 May 799/2 Many..seamen are obeying their union's strike call with more enthusiasm than some landlubbing trade unionists would.

1974 Sci. Amer. June 132/2 The line-of-sight land~lubbing microwave relay networks are too expensive. What can the engineers do in orbit?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	land-lubbing
释义	land-lubbingadj. Brit. /ˈlan(d)ˌlʌbɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlæn(d)ˌləbɪŋ/ Etymology: Irregularly < landlubber n. Land-lubberly. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [adjective] > characteristic of (good) sailor > not unseamanlike1726 unnautical1780 lubberly1795 unsailorlike1841 lubberlike1851 unsailorly1883 land-lubbing1885 1885 Punch 29 Aug. 100/2 The Judge, a land-lubbing chap in a wig. 1927 Daily Express 4 Oct. 3/3 We land~lubbing civilians know less about the Navy than our maiden aunts might be expected to know about alimony. 1960 House & Garden Aug. 31/2 Judged by sea-going or land-lubbing standards. 1966 Economist 21 May 799/2 Many..seamen are obeying their union's strike call with more enthusiasm than some landlubbing trade unionists would. 1974 Sci. Amer. June 132/2 The line-of-sight land~lubbing microwave relay networks are too expensive. What can the engineers do in orbit? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1885
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