LIME-JUICER


Meaning of LIME-JUICER in English

ˈlīmˌjüsə(r) noun

Etymology: lime juice (noun phrase, from lime (VI) + juice ) + -er; from the use of lime juice on British ships as a beverage to prevent scurvy

1. Australia : an Englishman newly arrived in Australia

2. slang

a. : a British ship

ship aboard a British lime-juicer — J.C.Lincoln

b. : an English sailor

lime-juicers beating their way aft with a belaying pin — Joseph Hergesheimer

c. : englishman

exhibits less of that deadly stuffiness than many another lime-juicer — New Republic

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