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land lubber

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land⋅lub⋅ber

  [land-luhb-er]
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–noun
an unseasoned sailor or someone unfamiliar with the sea.
Origin:
1690–1700; land + lubber

Related forms:
land⋅lub⋅ber⋅ish, adjective
land⋅lub⋅ber⋅ly, landlubbing, adjective
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land·lub·ber   (lānd'lŭb'ər)   
n.  A person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
land'lub'ber·ly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

landlubber 
sailor's term of contempt for a landsman, c.1700, from land (n.) + lubber (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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