OLD MAN OF THE SEA


Meaning of OLD MAN OF THE SEA in English

1. (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments ) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.

2. a burden, annoyance, care, or the like, from which it is extremely difficult to free oneself.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .