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From Webster.com: *PIC*
Posted By: Archer »–)› (cache0.pal.ptd.net)
Date: 11/12/2001 at 5:13 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Not so. (Iron)
Main Entry: lub·ber
Pronunciation: 'l&-b&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English lobre, lobur
Date: 14th century
1 : a big clumsy fellow
2 : a clumsy seaman
- lub·ber·li·ness /-lE-n&s/ noun
- lub·ber·ly /-lE/ adjective or adverb
and…
Main Entry: land·lub·ber
Pronunciation: -"l&-b&r
Function: noun
Date: circa 1700
: LANDSMAN 2
- land·lub·ber·li·ness /-b&r-lE-n&s/ noun
- land·lub·ber·ly /-b&r-lE/ adjective
- land·lub·bing /-bi[ng]/ adjective
Draw your own conclusions :-).
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