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Example sentences for "shellback"

Lexicographically close words:
sheldrakes; shelf; shell; shellac; shellacked; shellbark; shellbarks; shelled; sheller; shellfire
  1. That shellback has gone down on deck without so much as a glance in our direction.

  2. The amateur shellback caught sight of Barry, standing regarding him with an amused grin, and he ceased his labors.

  3. Bill Blunt was called into the consultation, for the old shellback had established his worth as a man of action.

  4. See, I'm also a tarry shellback way down deep.

  5. But remembering Mr. Winkle's experiences, it was not without some misgivings that I found a shellback like myself galloping behind my lady's charger.

  6. The word was no sooner spoken than our shellback again excelled himself.

  7. I was proud of my countrymen then, and could have hugged every old shellback on board the Greenwich with a good zest, had it been possible to get at them.

  8. How much show would an old shellback who must depend upon a cutlass or a boarding pike, stand against these black fellows in a bit of woods so thick that you couldn't swing a cat?

  9. If an old shellback like me can't use a rope, I'd like to see the man who can.

  10. Some old shellback hears a bit now and then, and by piecing the fragments together generally hits upon the truth; while the marines on guard are ever ready to carry forward such scraps of conversation as they have overheard when on duty.


    11. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shellback" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    mariner; sailor; salt; vet; veteran