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salt
nounSynonyms of salt (Entry 2 of 3)
- an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea
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salt
verbSynonyms of salt (Entry 3 of 3)
- the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language
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How Did English Get So Salty?
How Did English Get So Salty?
A short history involving sailors
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“Salt.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 28 January 2020.
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