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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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