Definition of Sea dog

1. Noun. A man who serves as a sailor.


Definition of Sea dog

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of seadog) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sea dog

1. 1. The dogfish. The common seal. 2. An old sailor; a salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Dog

sea cows
sea cradle
sea crawfish
sea crayfish
sea creature
sea crow
sea cucumber
sea cucumbers
sea dace
sea daffodil
sea daffodils
sea dahlia
sea day
sea devil
sea devils
sea dog (current term)
sea dogs
sea dotterel
sea dove
sea dragon
sea dragons
sea drake
sea drakes
sea duck
sea ducks
sea eagle
sea eagles
sea eel
sea egg
sea elephant

Literary usage of Sea dog

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"[Sea-Dog Mackintoshes.] " To a nation which depends so much upon the sea ... This is made of the entrails of the sea-dog, which in quality have a great ..."

2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"[Aleutian Inlanders antl the Sea-Dog, or Phoca- Vitulina.] " THE sea-dog, Phoca-vitulina. This animal indeed forms such an essential article to the ..."

3. Universal Geography: Or, a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1826)
"Small whales, and the sea- calf and sea-dog, together with the cod, are what the natives most commonly fish for. Iceland is divided into four districts, ..."

4. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"[Sea- Dog Mackintoshes.'} " To a nation which depends so mnch npon the sea ... This is made of the entrails of the sea-dog, which in quality have a great ..."

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