sailoring

[ sey-ler-ing ]

/ ˈseɪ lər ɪŋ /

the occupation or duties of a sailor.

Origin of sailoring

First recorded in 1860–65; sailor + -ing¹

Burglary fascinates some men as sailoring fascinates some boys.

Preface to Androcles and the Lion |George Bernard Shaw
Why, the gent what hires this outfit and brings it yere had a whole lot better stick to his sailoring business!

Frank Merriwell's Triumph |Burt L. Standish
There ain't nothing TO sailoring, when you come to look it in the face.

The Ebb-Tide |Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
But you mustn't think of resigning, as you call it, just as you are beginning to get the hang of sailoring.

Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast |Kirk Munroe

We're sailoring men back from a cruise to Jamaica and pretty near penniless.

The Riddle of the Frozen Flame |Mary E. Hanshew