sea rat

See also: searat

English

Noun

sea rat (plural sea rats)

  1. A fish, the chimaera.
  2. A pirate.
    • c. 1619–22, Massinger, Philip, “A Very Woman”, in Gifford, William, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger‎, Act 5, Scene 1, published 1845, page 461:
      And you the Neptunes of the sea; you shall / No more be sea-rats.

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References
  • sea rat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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