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单词 swabbies
释义

swabbie

noun

swab·​bie ˈswä-bē How to pronounce swabbie (audio)
variants or less commonly swabby
plural swabbies
slang
: swab sense 2b

Synonyms

  • gob
  • hearty
  • jack
  • jack-tar
  • mariner
  • navigator
  • sailor
  • salt
  • sea dog
  • seafarer
  • seaman
  • shipman
  • swab
  • tar
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Example Sentences

the pirate captain cried, “Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!”

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

swabbies

noun

plural of swabbie, slang
as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel the pirate captain cried, "Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sailors
  • mariners
  • seamen
  • navigators
  • hearties
  • swabs
  • shipmen
  • seafarers
  • salts
  • shipmates
  • tars
  • crewmen
  • gobs
  • deckhands
  • sea dogs
  • lubbers
  • jacks
  • jack-tars
  • coxswains
  • powerboaters
  • limeys
  • able seamen
  • sailboaters
  • lime-juicers
  • able-bodied seamen
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