old sea dog
Example Sentences
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Despite their predicament, Ramos, an old sea dog, said if they hoisted a sail they would be back in Ancón, their port of departure, in 12 days.
From The Guardian • Oct. 21, 2020
"He's a very soulful man, but a man in turmoil," says Jacobi of old sea dog Shotover.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2012
Like an old sea dog learning new tricks, he took up ocean racing to Bermuda in 1946.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mick Carney looks more like a schoolteacher than an old sea dog.
From Time Magazine Archive
Here's our treasure," said Berwick; "it belongs to the old sea dog evidently.
From Frontier Boys in Frisco by Roosevelt, Wyn
