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Polycarp55 commented on the word Skrimshander
The word in context means someone who is green, new, not truly a sailor. Ishmael wears clothes without the salt from the sea. Kind of like when cowboys are depicted with clothes that seem to be dry cleaned. (From Moby Dick or the Whale)
May 4, 2011