A good sailor only requires a short time to get his sea legs.
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All the skill of the sailors fell before the violence of the storm.
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All the skill of the sailors gave way to the violence of the storm.
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And he calls himself a sailor.
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A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a sea battle starts.
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A sailor is at sea much of the time.
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A sailor saw his fellow sailor sink from exhaustion.
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As is usual with a sailor, he likes liquor very much.
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Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sailor's choice. (Zool.) (a)An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus rhomboides, syn. Lagodon rhomboides) of the Southern United States; -- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail, and salt-water bream.(b)A species of grunt (Orthopristis chrysopterus syn. Pomadasys chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also hogfish, and pigfish. [ 1913 Webster ]