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lubber 
  n 
1 a big, awkward, or stupid person 
2  short for  →  landlubber 
  (C14 lobre, probably from Scandinavian. See lob1) 
♦  lubberly  adj, adv 
♦  lubberliness  n 

lubber line 
  n a mark on a ship's compass that designates the fore-and-aft axis of the vessel, (Also called)  lubbers line 
lubber's hole 
  n  (Nautical) a hole in a top or platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb 

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