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noun
An old man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: poetic
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Synonyms: antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, greybeard, old codger, old fart, old man, unc, whitebeard
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: longbeard, oldbie, old-timer, veteran
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: longbeard
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bellarmine, longbeard, long-beard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jug
noun
a man who is very old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: old man, graybeard, Methuselah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, adult male, oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
Narrower terms: codger, old codger, old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique, patriarch
History
From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.
Across languages
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