lime-juicer
noun
lime-juic·er ˈlīm-ˌjü-sər 
1
slang : englishman
2
slang
a
: a British ship
b
: a British sailor
Word History
Etymology
from the use of lime juice on British ships as a beverage to prevent scurvy
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1
lime-juicers
noun
as in powerboaters
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- powerboaters
- sailboaters
- limeys
- able seamen
- able-bodied seamen
- salts
- sea dogs
- crewmen
- sailors
- lubbers
- jack-tars
- seamen
- coxswains
- shipmates
- mariners
- deckhands
- seafarers
- shipmen
- tars
- swabs
- navigators
- swabbies
- gobs
- hearties
- jacks
- polychrest
- polychrestic
- polychrests
- polychresty
- polychroic
- polychroism
- polychromate
- polychromatic
- polychromatophilia
- polychromatophilias
- polychromatophilic
- polychrome
- polychromed
- polychromer
- polychromes
- polychromest
- polychromic
- polychromies
- polychroming
- polychromise
- polychromises
- polychromized
- polychromizeed
- polychromizeing
- polychromizes