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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis