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Example sentences for "lubbers"

Lexicographically close words:
ltnisse; lua; lubber; lubberly; lubly; lubra; lubras; lubrica; lubricant
  1. You're worth all the rest of those stupid lubbers of mine boiled down together!

  2. Even he too was following; but, on Jackson shouting out something about his "not wanting any lubbers to help him," Davis sneaked back into the forecastle.

  3. Well, when the scrimmage begun, the land-lubbers called out to us to retreat.

  4. In course, this here was hard work for jack tars what had sarved their country for twenty years, to be told to run away from half-a-dozen land-lubbers a pretending to be French.

  5. Ay, ay, but the lubbers had none, and for anything I know have not got one yet.

  6. But lubbers we are none, and could sail a ship now against any man in the North seas, though we don't hold with this new-fangled steam.

  7. It wos only a minnit, though, while he was holding some jaw with those lubbers aboard the brig, before he filled away again, and wearing sharp round her bows, he diskivered us sartain.

  8. I made my trusty old boatswain, Pedillo, lock the fuddled skipper up sound and tight in his own stateroom, and the rest of my men took a few ropes' ends, and belted the lubbers of a crew until they went to work at the pumps with renewed vigor.

  9. The lubbers had hare's lugs where seamen have ears, So we stowed all saluting and smothered our cheers, And to humour their stomachs and tempt them to dine, In the offing we showed them but six of the line.

  10. The lubbers is going about to get the wind of me this blessed moment; lubbers as couldn't keep what they got, and want to nail what is another's.

  11. Trees, ay, trees enough to hang all the blasted lubbers afloat!

  12. What the mischief are the lubbers about!

  13. Ay, the great straight comely lubbers have it all their own way with the women," said he bitterly.

  14. I tell your reverence," said Sir Peregrine, "crooked stick though they term him, I had ten times rather have the dealing with him than with those comely great lubbers his brothers!

  15. Lubbers as don't know how to steer, in course runs agin things.

  16. Our hands were all tried men--they had been sailors from infancy; none of your French craft, that serve an apprenticeship and then become land lubbers again.

  17. Your mother shall never know want while I Have a ship to sail, or a flag to fly; And schooling you'll have till all is blue, But little the lubbers can teach to you.

  18. We knocked down the watch,-- And the lubbers shook for fear, She's a prize without a shot To the Yankee Privateer.

  19. Choose a night with a brisk nor'wester, and we would be past the castle's guns before the sleepy land-lubbers had their eyes open.

  20. Longshore lubbers like those never recollect what a man may have done for his country in times gone by.

  21. I've had plenty of them and to spare from those mealy-mouthed, false-hearted, longshore lubbers in there!

  22. Ransom, lad, that's what the lubbers is arter.

  23. Go palter to lubbers an' swabs, d'ye see?

  24. I shall make a complaint against these land-lubbers myself.

  25. Well, it's a lucky thing for these land-lubbers that we aren't.

  26. Nor did they ask us," exclaimed Stephen; "lubbers and idlers were the best words they had for us.

  27. Can't you see the world's wide, and there's room for us all, Both for seamen and lubbers ashore?

  28. While the land-lubbers so pale Are fumbling at their points, my son, For fear of the coming gale!

  29. While the land-lubbers so pale-- (Carry on!

  30. If I ain't a match for three sich lubbers as them I'll soak my head in the harness-cask.

  31. If we wanted to drive that crowd over the rail it wouldn't be very hard work, unless we two was the same chicken-hearted lubbers you are!

  32. From breaking pipes and broken glasses, From drinking healths and drunken asses, From lying lubbers and lisping lasses, Libera nos.


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