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Meanings of
old salt
in English
Portuguese
joão
Catalan
mariner
Back to the meaning
A man who serves as a sailor.
tar
seaman
mariner
gob
seafarer
Jack-tar
Jack
sea dog
Portuguese
joão
Usage of
old salt
in English
1
He was a dry
old
salt
,
and listened more than he talked.
2
And yet she did not look happy after the
old
salt
's
observation.
3
Been so since you were a small lad, an early
old
salt
.
4
He rang the bells correctly, and handled the wheel like an
old
salt
.
5
He explained his plan to the
old
salt
,
and then asked his opinion.
6
An
old
salt
like you knows how little comes of that.
7
True to his pledge, the
old
salt
presented the knife with a sweeping bow.
8
The
old
salt
finally batted one eye, slowly and impressively.
9
The
old
salt
removed his tarpaulin, scratched his bald head, and said only two.
10
Jerry is a character-
a
regular
old
salt
,
and I love to have his company.
11
Do you mean to tell me that an
old
salt
thought of drinking water?
12
God bless you, my boy! said the
old
salt
,
as he started his horse.
13
But the
old
salt
left in charge of the schooner was equal to the occasion.
14
You are an
old
salt
,
anybody can see that.
15
For plumbing the people have well water that smells of animal urine and
old
salt
.
16
Back and forth they wandered, up and down in the galleries of the
old
salt
mine.
Other examples for "old salt"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
old
salt
old
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
old salt
Portuguese
joão
marinheiro
jacó
navegante
jack
Catalan
mariner
marí
llop de mar
Old salt
through the time
Old salt
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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