old salt
Example Sentences
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Engels, who has bushy white hair and an energetic but unflappable demeanor, comes across as a combination of old salt and enthusiastic college professor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
There is the old salt, as untrue as it is ubiquitous, that Spartans never surrendered.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021
I don’t use a biscuit-cutter, and my seasoning is limited to good old salt and pepper.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2021
Mr Peattie also plans to reconstruct one of the nine old salt pan houses in the area to turn it into a visitor centre.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2021
It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
