"shellback" meaning in All languages combined

See shellback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shellbacks [plural]
Etymology: From shell + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shell|back}} shell + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} shellback (plural shellbacks)
  1. A worldly sailor. Synonyms: barnacle
    Sense id: en-shellback-en-noun-2-Iwc0w5
  2. A sailor who has crossed the equator.
    Sense id: en-shellback-en-noun-9EnDw1qY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shellback crab

Inflected forms

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          "text": "“Take that, for being a pumpkin-headed old shellback.”",
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        "A worldly sailor."
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