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Old salt

noun

A man who serves as a sailor. Synonyms: gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar.

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... in with an "old salt," formerly one of the boatmen of Our English Watering Place who are therein immortalized by much kindly mention, with whom we have a pleasant chat about Charles Dickens. Harry Ford (the name of our friend) well remembers the great ...

— A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land • William R. Hughes

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Words linked to "Old salt" : bosun, roustabout, seafarer, pilot, bo's'n, whaler, able seaman, steersman, ship's officer, deckhand, tar, boatswain, steerer, sailor, bo'sun, able-bodied seaman, helmsman, sea lawyer, bargeman, officer, bos'n, bargee, crewman, lighterman