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lime-juicer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
lime-juicer
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An English or British sailor or ship.

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lime, juicer.

Etymology

From the lime juice English ships carried, which was used by sailors to prevent scurvy. 19th Century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lime-juicers (plural)

Derived Forms

limey

Questions

What does lime-juicer mean?
An English or British sailor or ship.
Where does lime-juicer come from?
From the lime juice English ships carried, which was used by sailors to prevent scurvy. 19th Century.

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