Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dancer.
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- noun Obsolete spelling of
sailor .
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Examples
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Is it in your power to get him rated in some other vessel? he has served four years & a half — & is I believe an excellent sailour. one who knows his duty & performs it is a valuable acquisition to any ship.
Letter 250 1797
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Tom — the facts you corrected for him I can not conjecture. if Tom had had a good education he would have made no small progress — he is now too good for a sailour — I offered my Uncle to fit Tom for taking orders,
Letter 149 1792
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