seadog

[ see-dawg, -dog ]
/ ˈsiˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

noun

fogbow.

Origin of seadog

First recorded in 1815–25; sea + dog

Words nearby seadog

seaborne, seabright bantam syndrome, seabury, seacoast, seacock, seadog, seadrome, seafarer, seafaring, seafloor, seafloor spreading

Example sentences from the Web for seadog

  • Twenty strokes more—the peril is past; and the Seadog bounds on to the deck of his stout vessel.

    A Dream of the North Sea |James Runciman

  • Nay, the Seadog of Cowes is no man to be the prey of womanish tremors; he goes gaily like a true Mariner to confront the elements.

    A Dream of the North Sea |James Runciman

  • A basket with a turbot is in the stern-sheets; that turbot will form part of the Seadog's humble evening meal.

    A Dream of the North Sea |James Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for seadog

seadog
/ (ˈsiːˌdɒɡ) /

noun

another word for fogbow, fogdog