Meaning

2 senses

  1. A worldly sailor.

  2. A sailor who has crossed the equator.

Origin

From shell + back.

From shell + back.

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Forms

plural: shellbacks
Singularshellback
Pluralshellbacks

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
barnacle

Word family

1 related words
Derivedshellback crab

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shekelshelfA1shellA2shellfishshelterB1shelve
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