shellback

shell·back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shel-bak]
- /ˈʃɛlˌbæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shel-bak]
- /ˈʃɛlˌbæk/

Definitions of shellback word

noun shellback an old sailor. 1
noun shellback a person who has crossed the equator by boat. 1
noun shellback a sailor who has crossed the equator 0
noun shellback an experienced or old sailor 0
noun shellback an old, experienced sailor 0
noun shellback anyone who has crossed the equator by ship 0

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Origin of shellback

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; shell + back1

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Parts of speech for Shellback

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shellback

shellback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for shellback

noun shellback

bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
boater — A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
diver — a person or thing that dives.
lascar — an East Indian sailor.

All 15 Synonyms of shellback