I. ləbə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lobre, lobur, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect lubber fat lazy fellow, lubbe plump figure — more at lob
1. also lub·bard ˈləbə(r)d : a big clumsy fellow ; especially : a worthless idler
2. : a clumsy or unskilled seaman — compare landlubber
II. intransitive verb
( lubbered ; lubbered ; lubbering -b(ə)riŋ ; lubbers )
: to act in a lubberly manner especially when managing a boat
III. adjective
1. also lub·bard ləbə(r)d : lubberly
2. : blubber III
his thick lubber lips were drawn heavily downward — Hall Caine