rosewater sailor

English

Etymology

rosewater +‎ sailor

Pronunciation

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Noun

rosewater sailor (plural rosewater sailors)

(obsolete, nautical, slang) An officer who is incompetent, or not well-suited for the seas.

References

Breverton, Terry (2004). "rosewater sailor." from the pirate dictionary.
Veit, Chuck "rosewater sailor." Nautical Slang from the Nineteenth Century.

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