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Sea fan (sē făn). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies.
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Seafarer (?), n. [Sea + fare.] One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.
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Seafaring, a. Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.
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Sea feather (?). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
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Sea fennel (?). (Bot.) Samphire.
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Sea fern (?). (Zoöl.) Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.
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Sea fight (?). An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle.
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Sea fir (?). (Zoöl.) A sertularian hydroid, especially Sertularia abietina, which branches like a miniature fir tree.
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Sea flower (?). (Zoöl.) A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.
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Sea foam (?). 1. Foam of sea water.
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2. (Min.) Meerschaum; -- called also sea froth.
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Sea fowl (?). (Zoöl.) Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively.
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Sea fox (?). (Zoöl.) The thrasher shark. See .
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Sea froth (?; 115). See , 2.
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{ Sea-gate, Sea-gait }, n. A long, rolling swell of the sea. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Sea gauge (?). See under , n.
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{ Sea gherkin (?), or Sea girkin (?) }. (Zoöl.) Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin.
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Sea ginger (?). (Zoöl.) A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially Millepora alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under .
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Sea girdles (?). (Bot.) A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; -- called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle.
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Seagirt (?), a. Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as, a seagirt isle. Milton.
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Sea god (?). A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the sea, as Neptune.
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Sea goddess (?). A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea.
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Seagoing (?), a. Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; -- used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to vessels.
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Sea goose (?). (Zoöl.) A phalarope.
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Sea gown (?). A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by mariners. Shak.
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Sea grape (?). 1. (Bot.) (a) The gulf weed. See under . (b) A shrubby plant (Coccoloba uvifera) growing on the sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine.
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2. pl. (Zoöl.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo).
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Sea grass (?). (Bot.) Eelgrass.
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Sea green (?). The green color of sea water.
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Sea-green, a. Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings.
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Sea gudgeon (?). (Zoöl.) The European black goby (Gobius niger).
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Sea gull (?). (Zoöl.) Any gull living on the seacoast.
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Seah (?), n. A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an ephah.
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Sea hare (?). (Zoöl.) Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus Aplysia. See .
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Sea hawk (?). (Zoöl.) A jager gull.
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Sea heath (?). (Bot.) A low perennial plant (Frankenia lævis) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.
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Sea hedgehog (?). (Zoöl.) A sea urchin.
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Sea hen (?). (Zoöl.) The common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea birds.
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Sea hog (?). (Zoöl.) The porpoise.
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Sea holly (?). (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See .
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Sea holm (?). A small uninhabited island.
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Sea holm. (Bot.) Sea holly.
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Sea horse (?). 1. A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The walrus. (b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.
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☞ In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer to the hippopotamus.
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Sea hulver (?). (Bot.) Sea holly.
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Sea-island (?), a. Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior cotton of long fiber produced on those islands.
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Sea jelly (?). (Zoöl.) A medusa, or jellyfish.
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Seak (?), n. Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.
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Sea kale (?). (Bot.) See under .
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Sea king (?). One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a Norse pirate chief. See the Note under .
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Seal (sēl), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sæl, Sw. själ, Icel. selr.] (Zoöl.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ.
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☞ Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal, fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata), and the ringed seal (Phoca fœtida), are northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal, Monk seal, and Fur seal, under , , , and . Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant.
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Coloq. Harbor seal (Zoöl.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also marbled seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard, ranger, selchie, tangfish.
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Seal, n. [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. See , n., and cf. .] 1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
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2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.
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Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond
Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud. Shak.
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3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
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4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. “Under the seal of silence.” Milton.
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Like a red seal is the setting sun
On the good and the evil men have done. Longfellow.
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5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.
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Coloq. Great seal . See under . -- Coloq. Privy seal . See under , a. -- Coloq. Seal lock , a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal. -- Coloq. Seal manual . See under , a. -- Coloq. Seal ring , a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring. Shak.
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Seal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sealed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sealing.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See a stamp.] 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.
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And with my hand I seal my true heart's love. Shak.
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2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
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3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
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4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.
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Seal up your lips, and give no words but “mum”. Shak.
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5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. Gwilt.
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6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d , 5.
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7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [Utah, U.S.]
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If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. H. Stansbury.
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Seal, v. i. To affix one's seal, or a seal. [Obs.]
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I will seal unto this bond. Shak.
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Sea laces (?). (Bot.) A kind of seaweed (Chorda Filum) having blackish cordlike fronds, often many feet long.
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Sea lamprey (?). (Zoöl.) The common lamprey.
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Sea language (?). The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.
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Sea lark (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). (b) Any one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the ringed plover, the turnstone, the dunlin, and the sanderling.
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Sea lavender (?). (Bot.) See Marsh rosemary, under .
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Sea lawyer (?). (Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under .
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Seal-brown (?), a. Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.
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Sea legs (?). Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy weather at sea, that is, ability to stand or walk steadily on deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea. [Sailor's Cant] Totten.
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Sea lemon (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.
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Sea leopard (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal.
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Sealer (?), n. One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.
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Sealer, n. A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
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Sea letter (?). (Mar. Law.) The customary certificate of national character which neutral merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a passport for a vessel and cargo. Burrill.
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Sea lettuce (?). (Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.
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Sea level (?). The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
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{ Sealgh (?), Selch, n. }. (Zoöl.) A seal. [Scotch]
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Sea lily (?). (Zoöl.) A crinoid.
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Sealing wax (?). A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.
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Sea lion (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.
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Sea loach (?). (Zoöl.) The three-bearded rockling. See .
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Sea louse (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of Cymothoa, Livoneca, and allied genera, mostly parasites on fishes.
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Sealskin (?), n. The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.
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Seam (sēm), n. [See .] Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. Dryden.
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Seam, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. seám; akin to D. zoom, OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. söm, and E. sew. √ 156. See to fasten with thread.] 1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
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2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.
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Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join. Addison.
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3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
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4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
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Coloq. Seam blast , a blast made by putting the powder into seams or cracks of rocks. -- Coloq. Seam lace , a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges; -- called also seaming lace. -- Coloq. Seam presser . (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Knight. -- Coloq. Seam set , a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.
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Seam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Seaming.] 1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
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2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
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Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave. Pope.
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3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
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Seam, v. i. To become ridgy; to crack open.
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Later their lips began to parch and seam. L. Wallace.
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Seam, n. [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. �. See .] A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. “A seam of oats.” P. Plowman. (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]
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Sea-maid (?), n. 1. The mermaid.
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2. A sea nymph.
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Sea-mail (?), n. [Sea + (perhaps) Mall Mally, for Mary; hence, Prov. E. mally a hare.] (Zoöl.) A gull; the mew.
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Seaman (?), n.; pl. Seamen (�). A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] “Not to mention mermaids or seamen.” Locke.
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Seaman (?), n.; pl. Seamen (#). [AS. sæman.] One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman.
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Coloq. Able seaman , a sailor who is practically conversant with all the duties of common seamanship. -- Coloq. Ordinary seaman . See .
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Seamanlike (?), a. Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.
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Seamanship, n. The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship.
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Sea mantis (?). (Zoöl.) A squilla.
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