shellback
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Her father, a "shellback" who had crossed the Equator before, asked King Neptune if he could be ducked in his daughter's stead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. & Mrs. Hoover were exempt, he being a "shellback" with 14 crossings of the Equator to his credit, more than anyone else present except his naval aide, Commander A. T. Beauregard.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are far different from the old-line shellback malcontents who were duck soup for Curran's earlier pinko type of organizing, and they are not obliged to hold union cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have adjusted to a new time and a new social structure, and this is not necessarily because, as one old shellback snorted, "The '400' has been marked down to $3.98."
From Time Magazine Archive
At seven o'clock we dined together in the saloon—the skipper, an old shellback whom Walworth had picked up, sitting down with us.
From The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Newell Boothby
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