Associations to the word «Lubber»

Wiktionary

LUBBER, noun. A clumsy or lazy person
LUBBER, noun. (nautical) an inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber
LUBBER LINE, noun. (navigation) A fixed line on a compass corresponding to the direction of movement.

Dictionary definition

LUBBER, noun. An awkward stupid person.
LUBBER, noun. An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats