英语词汇“old salt”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being an old salt himself, he took no offense in rough company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

With both books, we have translators critiquing translators, which is a big help for old salts deciding if they want to sign ship’s papers or for landlubbers who wonder if they are seaworthy. Letters to the Editor 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

He’s someone we’ve watched grow up, from juvenile heartthrob on “21 Jump Street” to crusty old salt in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. The Actual Malice of the Johnny Depp Trial 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

Imagine him entering a room with Norman Mailer — dressed as a boxer’s cornerman or some old salt in a fisherman’s cap — and you get the idea. Tom Wolfe’s Other Legacy 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z

In these nearly forgotten stories, Mr. Ditko excels at thugs, pugs and mystics, old salts and mad scientists. Steve Ditko's Thugs and Mystics 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

An old salt with alarmed hair and a wedge-shaped beard worthy of Melville, Wake is the veteran keeper of the lighthouse flame, the guardian of its traditions, language and superstitions. ‘The Lighthouse’ Review: Dark Nights, Troubled Souls, Hairy Men 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

Although they no longer moor their vessels first, grizzled old salts still drop by to chat or read. Footsteps: Rambling With W. G. Sebald in East Anglia 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z

Allen Swift, a grizzled old salt with a beard and a Navy peacoat, he filled in the time between cartoons with friendly chatter or interviews with guests. Allen Swift, Unsung Voice Actor, Dies at 87 2010-04-28T02:28:00Z

Engels, who has bushy white hair and an energetic but unflappable demeanor, comes across as a combination of old salt and enthusiastic college professor. Seattle loves the Mariners, but our container ship trade goes mostly unnoticed 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction. The ‘Wild Field’ Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

Thanks to the growth in community sailing centers, it’s possible to try sailing at a reasonable price — and join a community that meets everyone where they are, from landlubbers to old salts. How to start sailing cheaply and easily 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

I don’t use a biscuit-cutter, and my seasoning is limited to good old salt and pepper. This Southern tomato sandwich is a messy, 5-ingredient ode to summer’s star 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z

Mr Peattie also plans to reconstruct one of the nine old salt pan houses in the area to turn it into a visitor centre. Salt harvesting: Turning sea water into 'white gold' in a Fife village 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

The roof was torn off the old salt dome. Henderson County residents cleaning up EF-2 tornado damage 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z

Well, like the old salts say at Augusta, the bars of Chicago are full of people who led majors after one round and Charley finished up tied ninth. Golfers and rugby players show cannabis is going mainstream in sport | Andy Bull 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z

Nor could it be Michel Simon as the most compellingly irascible of tattooed, drunken, yet sentimental old salts. Review: Why critics were wrong in 1934 about 'L'Atalante,' French filmmaker Jean Vigo's only feature - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

He looked forward to someday being “an old salt.” President Trump tweeted, sailor’s career is on the line 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z

The old salt pans were excavated in 1995, but there is little left of the buildings that used to cover them. Salt harvesting: Turning sea water into 'white gold' in a Fife village 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

When I first put to sea, an old salt said to me, "Don't worry son. The closest land is only three miles away. Straight down". Floating Cities, No Longer Science Fiction, Begin to Take Shape 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z

Yet his genuine affection for Jim and rapscallion charm also come through in Simmons’ canny performance, and endear you to the slippery old salt. At Book-It, a ‘Treasure Island’ full of gems 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

The Jordanian farmers showed me the ruined site of an old salt factory that collapsed into a hole. Dead Sea drying: A new low-point for Earth - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The old salt is prized for seafaring abilities - and his knowledge of the Kennebec River. At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

The old salt is prized for seafaring abilities — and his knowledge of the Kennebec River. At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

In Mustang, a region on Nepal’s northern border, a series of four new lodges, built along the old salt trade route linking Tibet and India, is expected to be completed in the next 18 months. A Trekking Adventure in Post-Quake Nepal 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

A former Florida fishing guide, White is no stranger to a fish story, and every Doc Ford novel reads like an old salt telling a whopper. ‘Deep Blue’ by Randy Wayne White is fast-paced thriller 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

Now, seven decades later, the government is trying to put names to the old salts and teenage sailors who died when their ship was sunk by enemy torpedoes Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941. After 74 years, bones from Pearl Harbor tomb ship may be identified 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z

“First came the old salts, who fear the military school will no longer produce ‘real’ sailors. Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

Eventually some grizzled old salt from the middle of the boat or from the shore team will have one rum too many in some far-off yacht club and he’ll spill the beans. Oracle Team USA comes back to win America’s Cup over Emirates Team New Zealand 2013-09-25T23:10:02Z

At a gathering of Colombo’s old salts, the mood is optimistic. China’s foreign ports: The new masters and commanders 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z

The Nats are filled with young players who must become old salts, and quickly. Washington Nationals: A-students still working toward graduation 2013-03-20T18:52:28Z

All eyes fixate on the overhead digital monitor to see the official weight, though many of the old salts standing around have already guessed it. Edgartown Journal: Martha’s Vineyard Crowds Leave, and the Fishing Gets Serious 2012-09-15T17:09:43Z

It was easy to see that she surprised all the old salts who were watching her. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z

The brochure of “an old salt,”35 which has recently appeared, gives a fair account of his own treatment and reception. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z

To the passengers the prospect of a delightful night was all that could be asked, but the old salts shook their heads. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z

Certainly this was true of this particular old salt, and it was necessary to approach him by indirection. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z

The captain proved to be a bluff and hearty old salt, who had at one time commanded a whaler. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z

"Them aboard of her knows what to d�," said the old salt, with approbation. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z

They go to the fishing-banks with their fathers, and can hand, reef, and steer with an old salt. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

Being myself an “old salt,” and tumbling in with one or two of a “fellow feeling wondrous kind,” we were soon on as good terms as if we had known each other for years. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z

He was as sound an "old salt" as ever manned a lifeboat or went aloft in a gale of wind. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z

In Nelson's day these fine old salts were constantly breaking away from their convoys and taking their chances of running into port unescorted. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z

From ship to ship, throughout the royal navy, the gunners published the qualities of their brazen or iron favorites, and there were cannon of celebrity which old salts would go far to see. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

One writer mentions that on board French vessels, after sighting Cape Race, the ceremony known among us as "crossing the line" was performed by the old salts on the green hands, without regard to season. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

Mr Rivers here is an old salt, and doesn’t mind even the Bay of Biscay.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z

I'M a tough old salt, and it's never I care A penny which way the wind is, Or whether I sight Cape Finisterre, Or make a port at the Indies. Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z

It was bravery, seamanship, and those peculiar qualities which an "old salt" possesses, that made him great on the quarter deck, in command of a squadron. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z

Every old salt on board was quickly watching what appeared to be, at first, a change of color from blue to gray. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

What business had an old salt herrin' like me to be in business, anyhow? The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z

But others miss the old salt tang, and all that came with it. South Street Seaport Fish Market Cleans Up Good 2011-09-17T12:37:42Z

I couldn't imagine a young girl more like an old salt at heart. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z

Another old salt dashed in a holy-stone, and then the marines opened fire upon them with their muskets. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z

The two grim old salts perfectly understood each other's dry humor, and Keller's orders had been given without waiting for explanations. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

More than one sharp-eyed old salt noted that the great, hairy, tattooed hands of the widower shook amazingly, though his face was the calmest of all the bronzed, weather-beaten figure-heads staring around. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z

I had to tell him that you were a regular old salt.” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z

We say sailors, but in saying so we do not mean to imply that they resembled your genuine old salt, but something between a sailor and a landsman. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z

No change of dress, however, could make him any other than an "old salt." Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z

The second mate was a Groton man, a grim old salt who had sailed in many seas. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

Well, my mates," cried an old salt, "let us wait and see what comes of it all. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z

Skipper Sartz, the third master, was a very old and very slow, but a thorough-going old salt, who would rather spin us a yarn at any time than bother about navigation. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z

Do you know, I’m getting to be quite an old salt by now, and can just feel the weather in my bones. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z

In a few days the old salt returned, walking overland, preserving an air of vast mystery, and shaking his head when his gossips questioned him. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z

Not to know the ropes is to provide amusement to the old salt. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z

Many of the old salts said the boy would grow into no ordinary man, and that if he lived he would achieve great things. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z

Brackish was a Yorkshire boatman, hailing from Scarborough; he came to Torquay because his mother, nearly ninety, could not stand the cold blasts of the North East coast, and the old salt had a heart. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z

The old salt sat on the floor and listened until he began to comprehend, when he became much excited. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z

Veracity was not conspicuous in the explanation that the old salt made. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z

So much for the really salty language in his exploration of old salts’ salty talk. City Room: Aboard the Intrepid, a Gob of Naval Talk 2011-03-13T21:05:15Z

When the wind sulks, and the dune dries, The old salts with uneasy eyes Hour after hour peer at the skies. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z

The figures of old salts, crimps, half-pay officers, and one square-jawed sailor loomed through the fetid air. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z

I put the question to the dear old salt at Folkestone quay, as I am waiting to go on board the boat for Belgium, this burning August night. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z

Danny and Billy Quilleash were sworn chums, and the little sand-boy learned all the old salt's racy sayings, and went home to Bishop's Court and fired them off at his father. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z

"Got 'em this time!" said a smiling old salt on board a mine-sweeper. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z

And though the almanac Is wrong about the squall, The old salts lean their back Against the wall, And wait in rows together, Watching the sea and the weather. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z

He had sniffed often at the tales told by old salts. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z

The dear old salt thinks hard for an answer, very hard indeed. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z

Dan measured the old salt from head to foot, and hitched his hand into his guernsey. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z

Mr Afton had his admirers among those old salts who were, like himself, rough in language, and especially hardened in crime. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z

It is the ranz de vache, which recalls the memory of his boyhood, and youth, when under the tutelage of some foster-father of an old salt, he was taking his first lessons in seamanship. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

“He was an old salt all right, though he denied it.” The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z

Some old salts cite it as evidence that women shouldn't serve aboard naval vessels, while others believe the Navy over-reacted and has lost two talented officers -- including a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fires Top Two Officers For Being "Unduly Familiar" While Commanding Warship 2010-12-16T20:20:00Z

Yes, they were all here—the cap; the woollen shirt; the rough suit, crumpled, white-spotted with the old salt stains of the sea. The Belovéd Traitor

It was really this which, by accident, led to my making some further discoveries with regard to the old salt. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne

And as for the old salt, he was in his element. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

In vain declared the poor old salt, "It's my misfortune—not my fault," With tear and trembling lip— In vain poor Capel begged and begged. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16

Right gladly were the services of the plucky old salt accepted by the gallant little band, and taking it in turns to relieve him of his burden, they jovially marched along. Bill the Minder

All was so beautiful, that even the old salts like Abram and Scudds said they had never seen anything like it up North. Seven Frozen Sailors

"He did say something," I exclaimed, suddenly remembering the last words I had heard from the old salt. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne

The boys of the ship are taking lessons, in knotting, and splicing, and listening to the “yarn” of some old salt, as he indoctrinates them in these mysteries. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

The captain stood for a moment surveying the wreck, and then with the true spirit of an old salt, accepted the situation. The Ruined Cities of Zululand

The sea was getting up, and I needed not a reminder of the old salt from whom I had hired the boat that the latter was only good for smooth water. A Veldt Vendetta

"Well, my merry little sandpiper!" cried the old salt, "you should have stayed at home!" Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe

In ten days to three weeks, according to weather and size of the meat, break bulk and resalt, using the old salt again, with just a little new salt added. Home Pork Making

It seemed a pity to break in upon the menage of these old salts, who had weathered so many gales, and chased the whale through so many latitudes, but there was no alternative. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

Captain Kerns merely grunts, and, kind Mr. Reader, you must overlook his lack of formality, because the captain is an old salt and his manners are a little briny. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine

Here the old salt went into a series of chuckles, and I was forced to beg him to proceed. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia

“Use the breeches buoy,” answered the grizzled old salt. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea

He has donned the familiar old red flannel shirt that he stands his wheel in, and, bareheaded as he always is at sea, he looks a typical old salt, a Western Ocean warrior. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

When an old salt once gets a taste of the forbidden nectar, he is gone—he has no more power of resistance than a child. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z

So saying, the old salt, after skulking some distance farther down the sand gully, threw himself flat upon his face, and advanced in this attitude, like some gigantic lizard crawling across the sand. The Boy Slaves

Doubts have been expressed whether our iron ships will ever be regarded in the same affectionate way as “liners” used to be regarded by our “old salts.” Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years

The old salt lick extended from the very walls. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters

Suffice it to say, that the mass of groaning misery in the steerage and cabins, on the subsequent night, would melt the heart of any but the most hardened 'old salt.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement

“That’s it,” said the old salt, “a yacht! look at her davits, and the boat over the stern.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)

All at once, to the old salt’s surprise, they turned into ordinary women. Legends & Romances of Brittany

It was hard work getting them to agree; they all cherished notions they could get crews and go sailing some more–good old salts! Gold

There are so many old salts that run over to spin yarns with him, that there’s very little sea gossip going around that he doesn’t hear at one time or another.” The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold

Later on, during a little lull in the rainfall, Jack crept out to take observation, just as though he might have been an old salt, on board a sea-going vessel. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida

On one side are a great stack of oak and many casks of old salt. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations

Don’t cry over an old salt like me. Captain Pott's Minister

“Well, sir,” said the old salt apologetically, “they told me as she were going down.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI

“You went at it as coolly as any old salt who has done nothing else all his life but buck the seas.” The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold

"Uncommon neat about the spars!" exclaimed an old salt; "a smart craft when she's got all her sails bent, I'll be bound." A Danish Parsonage

Rod Kent, the old salt who had for the past hour been experimenting over the side, leaned down the main cabin hatch and woke the port watch. The Harbor of Doubt

This is a process which to the old salt seems a pleasure nearly equal to that of going ashore, at all events to dropping anchor in a well-sheltered harbour. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'

Among them are a pair of boots and an old broom-head which were left in an old salt mine for fifteen years. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2

And what a regular old salt, though hardly as big as a chipmunk! Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore

I could swear like an old salt, could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn, and could smoke like a locomotive. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911

After looking long out over the bay, the particular old salt who was then entertaining them, removed the pipe from between his teeth, and began the following. John and Betty's History Visit

Even among such hard-bitten old salts as they all were, more than one could be seen mumbling a prayer for the unfortunate men who had put up such a gallant fight. Mr. Wicker's Window

It’s a clue a man can take a pride in; found all ready on the beach; just a-waitin’ to be picked up, and along comes a chuckle-headed old salt and grabs it. The Tale of Timber Town

Captain Folsom’s eyes twinkled, and the boys saw one of the Nark’s crew, an old salt, put up a big palm to hide a smile. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards

It would be just as sensible to assert that any boy could learn to steer a yacht by taking the tiller for an hour under the care of an “old salt.” A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid

The American who appreciates the phrase ‘to sit down and swap lies’ would not be taken in by a p. 63Romany chal, nor would an old salt who can spin yarns. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement

“Whatever charges there are are mine to pay, and I’m at least good for the entire purchase price of a few boats like even this good little old salt water wizard!” The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise

At the Drew place “two old salts,” as Amy sleepily called them from her bedroom window, came rambling in from a taxi-cab and disturbed the repose of the family. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air

“I wonder why she tried to hide that old salt can.” Winning the Wilderness

And I smoked a pipe of pipes with some splendid old salts, and shared my Honeydew among them. The Martian

The Lord don’t expect no praying from rough old salts like me.” Killykinick

He did everything in the garden, and about the house; and in the house, too, when his wife was ill, for he can turn his hand to most anything, like most old salts. Tom Brown at Oxford

"I have two old salts of the sea taking turns at the rope," he confided in my ear. A Village of Vagabonds

“We have had a fine passage, and there was no excuse for an old salt like you to be sick,” laughed the principal. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Captain Woolward writes sensibly and straightforwardly, and tells his story with the frankness of an old salt. The Crack of Doom

But, as Wharf Rat, Dan had gained some knowledge of boats and oars; and he was able to do his part under the old salt’s gruff direction. Killykinick

He lived at Plymouth; he was a thorough old sailor—what you young men would call "an old salt"—and couldn't live out of sight of the blue sea and the shipping. Tom Brown at Oxford

One of these, a very tough old salt, had for his charger a donkey, and on this animal he rode by General Scott's quarters in great pride. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2

"And what happened?" asked the lad, as the old salt paused. The Hero of Garside School

Among old salts may be termed a curt or nicked form of forecastle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.

There was a deep earthen dish brimming with chowder, a wonderful concoction that only old salts like Neb can make. Killykinick

He beckoned Blunt, and that dour old salt squinted at the sight that had staggered the mate. Gold Out of Celebes

He turned to the villainous old salt by his side. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys

The big hopes of the broken man had sometimes come as a torture to the boy when the blood of the old salt was rioting within him. The Manxman A Novel - 1895

The long-winded old salts who come here to report their wrecks never spin out their prosy yarns to me. A Chosen Few Short Stories

The two old salts surveyed the scene for a moment in stoic silence, realizing all it meant to them. Killykinick

Now, old salt, that schooner can sail rings around any shovel-nosed old boat with those funny little crosspieces on her masts. Gold Out of Celebes

"And the officers too," replied the old salt, hitching up his trousers. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim

There was a certain odd comradeship between the skipper and the old salt who had been with him since his African days. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power

Now, you dear old salt, don’t forget to look well after the girls. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

But a sturdy, strapping young chap like yours is worth a dozen groggy old salts. Killykinick

He thought that this dry old salt was a bit of a poet in his own way. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903

"Here, sir!" responded the old salt, touching his cap as politely as though the learned gentleman had been an admiral. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim

"How far is this cave of yours, you are taking us to, old salt horse?" said Juarez insolently, and utterly unwise. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power

The old salt removed his tarpaulin, scratched his bald head, and said only two. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton

He rang the bells correctly, and handled the wheel like an old salt. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida

I wish to say that I describe the movements of the boat from the knowledge I have since obtained, for I am an "old salt" now. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk

When the douar had been pitched for the night, the old salt and the “young gentlemen”, his companions, gathered around the man whose experience in the miseries of Saaran slavery so far exceeded their own. The Boy Slaves

He might well be called an old salt who had been wrecked on Spitzbergen before I was born. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X)

A genuine old salt, with long white hair, plays the part of admiral. A Boy's Voyage Round the World

Cobbington was sitting on the deck, and saw that the deck-hand was puzzled by the situation, and took another pole to assist and show the old salt what to do. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida

"I only meant to say that you reeled off the course like a regular old salt," laughed Raymond. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany

So saying, the old salt, after skulking some distance farther down the sand gully, threw himself flat upon his face, and advanced in this attitude like some gigantic lizard crawling across the sand. The Boy Slaves

Turning his keen eye, which had peered into many a northeaster, directly upon his interviewer, the old salt vigorously replied, "You can't make me loyal, for I always have been!" The Flag Replaced on Sumter A Personal Narrative

He was fond of games of all kinds, and was one of the fleetest runners and a fine oarsman, and could sail a boat equal to any old salt, he thought. A Little Girl in Old Boston

I told the ladies that I felt just as that old salt did, only I would rather have water just then than whiskey, however good whiskey may be in its place, you see. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

All over the deck and throughout the steerage, the boys were grumbling and growling like regular old salts, whose prerogative it is to find fault. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany

Do you say so?” asked the others, eager to make an effort for saving the old salt, who had been the favourite of every officer aboard the ship. The Boy Slaves

A jolly old salt, Though he smile or he frown. Happy Days

It was to be commanded by Captain Turcott, a tough old salt, who had already sailed in every latitude in every sea. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery

The water was clear and cold, and it suited me better than the whiskey that old salt wanted in the poem. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

It would be madness for an old salt like me to go paddlin’ about the ocean in a cockleshell of a boat when he has the chance of sailin’ in a good ship. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America

Another fine old salt, who had neither education nor manners, endeavoured to take an intelligent interest in the discussion. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century

Three trips were made by the old salt to the cook's gallery. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure

The old salt water looks mighty good to me now, though. Fair Harbor

Do you mean to tell me that an old salt thought of drinking water? The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

Muggins and the old salt were about to follow his example, but their opponents turned and fled, doubling on their tracks and making for the boat. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America

The name of the captain was Ole Petersen, a real old salt who had been at sea for nearly fifty years and was part owner of the craft. The Land of the Long Night

I was chatting to one of the crew, an old salt, the day we left Queenstown; he was looking out to sea; his brow was clouded, and he shook his head mournfully. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2

"A fabrication, o' course," indignantly and innocently answered the old salt. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys

"Where are we?" asked Captain Bounce, rather nervously for an old salt. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock

“Mum’s the word, boys,” whispered the old salt who had charge of the party; “the critters are comin’, an’ England expec’s every man for to do his dooty, as old Nelson said.” Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America

"You think you are an old salt, Paul, but you don't know enough to navigate a herring pond." Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway

He was in luck's way, and running gaily up on to the bridge, presented his photograph, blushing modestly, to the old salt. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2

But the old salt left in charge of the schooner was equal to the occasion. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1

He's usually a gay old salt who hasn't been out of sight of land for—" "That isn't what I want to know. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage

And think of those "Sailors' Homes," where old salts chew their quids at ease—those snug permanent Under-Secretaryships, those pleasant asylums in the Treasury or the Mint! Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General

It was a trying time for old salts, who had fought in many a previous battle; much more so for young hands. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy

He found that old salt in possession of his old lodging, but it was wonderfully changed, and, perhaps, not for the better. Philosopher Jack

No, old salt, I couldn’t; but you may come up here if you like. The Garret and the Garden

Take my advice, lads—the advice of an old salt, who knows a thing or two—and remain where you are till we have worked out all the gold hereabouts. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West

You may take the word of an old salt for it,—them wooden walls will float and plough the ocean when all these new-fangled iron pots are sunk or blowed to atoms. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables

I’m not infallible—or invulnerable—or waterproof, though I am an old salt. The Young Trawler

Then it is not unusual for a set of old salts to attempt to play off a trick on a young midshipman who holds himself somewhat a cut above the common run. My First Voyage to Southern Seas

Perhaps he thought it wise to keep out of the way of Bob Fox and the other sturdy old salts who supported me. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler

Nol, though a sensible fellow in the main, was a thorough old salt, and with all the usual prejudices of his class. Hurricane Hurry

There was a disposition to please one who had so grown in our affection and respect as even to have outstripped our dear old salt tute. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors

Fortunately no one was there, so we asked the landlord to come in and have a quiet glass with a couple of old salts. The Loss of the Royal George

“A little advice from an old salt, who has seen no small amount of service, will do you no harm, my boy,” he began, after they had walked some way, talking of various matters. The Three Lieutenants

"What's the name o' this place, mate?" said Sam expectantly to an old salt who was passing. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant

"Yes, ma'am," the old salt confided to the inquisitive lady, "I fell over the side of the ship, and a shark he come along and grabbed me by the leg." Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers

You engineers are very clever people, there is no denying that, and can even give an old salt like myself a wrinkle now and then, as I have learned before to-day. The Missing Merchantman

And the few old salts of the right kind were evidently demoralised and dissatisfied, both at their enforced association with their present messmates and with the abrupt termination of their leave ashore. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798

He knew the sea like the old salts that were his neighbors, and from accounts he was as full of the tang of the sea as they. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets

Half-a-Woman was the queen of the ship, and held her court quite royally from the Powers-that-Be, our commanding officer, down to the roughest old salt in the forecastle. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route

For that jolly old salt hailed him across the house. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"

In the meantime his eye rested on a sharp and ugly-looking one thrust into the belt of a rough old salt who sat astride the deck rail. Some Three Hundred Years Ago

Expect me then soon, for I hope to run athwart you, yardarm and yardarm, as an old salt we once knew used to say. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series

The old salt chuckled, and had his eye to the piece immediately. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'

Just before we sailed an old salt on the quay kindly proffered the opinion that it would be dirty weather outside. With Our Army in Palestine

With the old salt's aid the boy was soon lifted up to the pier. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island

True to his pledge, the old salt presented the knife with a sweeping bow. Some Three Hundred Years Ago

A speck is at length made out to the right of the boat, 'three points off,' as the white haired old salt on board remarks. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World

"You know me, don't you, Boxie?" said Corny as he recognized the old salt, who was the sheet-anchorsman of the crew, and who was generally their spokesman. Stand By The Union

"Yes," assented the old salt, "you did," and he shot a look at the other. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

His father introduced Mr. Makepeace to him; and he found him a sturdy old salt, without as much polish as many of the officers, but a gentleman in every respect. A Victorious Union

It lived on the legend of Trafalgar; the sense that insularity was independence; the sense that anomalies are as jolly as family jokes; the general sense that old salts are the salt of the earth. The Victorian Age in Literature

The old salt, who had passed a lifetime on many seas, developed a great respect for Otsego Lake, which he found to be "a slippery place to navigate." The Story of Cooperstown

He had borrowed a sailor's shirt, tarpaulin, cap, and black cravat, tied in true sailor fashion, and he acted the part of an "old salt" so perfectly that he excited no suspicion. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers

Alice, going below for something a little later, met the old salt on his way to the deck again, he having changed to dry garments. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

I’ll bring her up on the larboard side,” replied Gypsy, in the tone of an old salt of fifty years’ experience. Gypsy Breynton

He explained his plan to the old salt, and then asked his opinion. Within The Enemy's Lines

Up to the day of my release from Ruhleben on December 6, 1915, but one of those old salts had been released, and had been returned to his country. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben

It would have been insupportable but for the hearty politeness of the Arab captain, a regular ‘old salt,’ and owing to his attention and care it was only very amusing. Letters from Egypt

Thereupon Ruth told the whole story, much more connectedly, and more briefly, than would have been possible for the old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

Its renovation cost fully $12,000; but finished, this old salt box house is so unusual that more than one buyer is ready and waiting to pay double the amount spent. If You're Going to Live in the Country

"There she blows!" cried Charlie, as an old salt might announce the presence of a whale. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films

"An old salt," he said, "once—once—" Bah, what was it? Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse

"Mr. Hastings didn't get a chance to show what was in him," suggested another of Uncle Sam's old salts. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam

And, Captain Brisco, this is an old salt who will be with us. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

The old salt was promptly voted a croaker. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat

He used even to frighten the old salts, that had common oaths in their mouths from morning till night. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852

That origin does not in the least seem to interfere with the comfort of the old salts in blue puffing away at their short pipes before the gate or strolling across the broad lawn. Fifth Avenue

"Hanged, if I don't wish them lads could remain on board!" muttered another old salt. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam

Ruth and Alice took pleasure in coaching the honest, simple old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

"I don't know," growled one old salt in the shore throng. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat

They went aboard the Arabella and were received by that grim and grizzled old salt, Captain Carg, with the same wooden indifference he always exhibited. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross

A comforting welcome awaited us from some old salt, who uttered the cheering announcement that it was 'agoin' to be a roughish night.' A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg

He was truly an old salt, having sailed the ocean since his tenth year, on both whalers and merchantmen. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands

The old salt started back as though caught in some guilty act. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

"It will be a sad blow to some of us old salts," laughed the admiral. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat

The skipper, when not masquerading as Charon, was a lean, brown, and wrinkled old salt, neither complete nor clean of garb, and bulging as to one lank cheek with a quid of tobacco. Idolatry A Romance

And here I will relate an anecdote which an old salt once told me when I was strolling along the wharves of this ancient town in his company. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862

He is a sailor all over, to be sure—an "old salt," as he would call himself. Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young

"I didn't at first," said Alice, joining with her sister, in an attempt to placate the old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

He is an old salt, and has more influence than any other student in the ship. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat

The impressive yet half comic character of the religion that guided the lives of seamen during Drake's time has been faithfully handed down like an heirloom to the genuine old salt of our own time. Windjammers and Sea Tramps

Simes Badger was a retired old salt and kept the light-house; not that scanty funds compelled him, but mostly because he must do something about the sea to keep him at all contented. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play

As I expected, they were seamen, in appearance regular old salts. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance

She had taken quite a fancy to him, as had Ruth, and the old salt, on his part, seemed to like the moving picture girls more than any other members of the Comet Film Company. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

God bless you, my boy!” said the old salt, as he started his horse. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion

I have heard old salts talk of these vessels never being hove to to pick up any of the unfortunate riff-raff who may have made a false step into the ocean. Windjammers and Sea Tramps

The old salt finally batted one eye, slowly and impressively. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod

I quite believed that the old salt was speaking sincerely. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance

"Far be it—far be it," said the old salt, earnestly. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

Recent events oppressed him, to the occasional undoing of the old salt, well accustomed to the seasick reverence of his despairing clients on board the Star of the Sea. Flames

"I thought you old salts were never afraid of anything, short of the Flying Dutchman." Willis the Pilot

And yet she did not look happy after the old salt's observation. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod

Meanwhile, Ramon was keeping Yawl off with his machete, flourishing it around his head in a way that made the old salt’s hair nearly stand on end. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance

A strange look came over the old salt's face. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

His isolation bent him upon himself, and the old salt's hoarse murmurings of the "Chiney" seas in no way drew him to a healthier outlook. Flames

He is a bluff, gruff old salt without any charm, and he never reached promotion into the passenger service, but remained in command of cargo boats—a circumstance he regarded as a great grievance. The Red Redmaynes

Frank's already showing signs of becoming a real old salt. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf

Well, George, my lad," the old salt said when the boy questioned him on the point, "it's like this. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne

Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

He took his way to the sea, and tried to feel normal in a sailing-boat with a gnarled and corrugated old salt for his only companion. Flames

He took a sudden fancy to see his old friend, Captain Grigsby, and the old salt was accordingly sent for. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks'

In truth, an old salt is very much of an old maid, though, strictly speaking, far from deserving that misdeemed appellative. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I

Even now I seem to see the group of fishermen with that old salt in the midst. Twice Told Tales

"You can't make me believe stealin's right, no matter how you go at it!" interrupted the old salt, doggedly shaking his head. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

He was a dry old salt, and listened more than he talked. The Captain's Toll-Gate

My first officer was an old salt, a strict disciplinarian, but kind to the men and a favorite with them all. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875

But old salts remember no nearer! and it may be still extant. Elizabethan Sea Dogs

"Two old salts who had spent most of their lives on fishing smacks had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician," said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations

The old salt seemed to be listening intently, but he had his back turned. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

"Reg'lar piratical pirates, my boy," responded the old salt, "we decorated the trees with 'em and they looked a lot handsomer there than they did a-sailin' the blue main." The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol

The old salt watched him critically for a few minutes, and then seemed to be satisfied. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

Mark also observed that, in the course of that Sabbath, Bob used the pronouns 'thee' and 'thou,' on two or three occasions, sounding oddly enough in the mouth of the old salt. The Crater

Pilot Von Pretzel's a crusty old salt Who wears a rich shade of tan; Which he did not acquire at sea, by the way, But in a warm baking-pan. Fun and Nonsense

The old salt's musings, however, were cut short, for Captain Brisco called to him. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

"Spray don't bother a brine-pickled old salt like me," laughed the captain. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol

"He wants to take her out himself," called the assistant to Uncle Jimmy, who stood near the end of the float talking with another tarry old salt. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

No sooner did the honest old salt find he was fairly adrift, therefore, than he jumped into the stern-sheets and put the helm down. The Crater

Back and forth they wandered, up and down in the galleries of the old salt mine. Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or Seeking the Platinum Treasure

Besides, Alice did not want to make too obvious an effort to talk to the old salt, as she feared Captain Brisco would become suspicious. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

But all the passengers were very sick during the rough weather, except S- and I, who are quite old salts. Letters from the Cape

When these new ships were first seen at Liverpool, the "old salts" held up their hands. Men of Invention and Industry

In all this he was much favoured by circumstances; though an old salt, like Bob, will usually make his way where a landsman would be brought up. The Crater

"It donna smell," she whispered, thinking this was a great advantage which old salts had over fresh ones: they did you good without biting your nose. Adam Bede

"Ask him?" cried the old salt, pointing an accusing finger at the captain. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

Some old salt had just been in the act of putting milk in his tea when the mysterious something had occurred. The Blue Lagoon: a romance

In the powder magazine they found an old salt smoking his pipe. Fables

I'll warrant you he began young, and had kicked all the passion out of himself on old salts, by the time he was eighteen. Homeward Bound or, the Chase

I afterwards found out I had got into a regular soldier-house, and it was no wonder they did not know how to treat an old salt. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast

"No, you listen to me, first!" exclaimed the old salt, shaking a thickened and roughened finger at the manager. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

Even now I seem to see the group of fishermen, with that old salt in the midst. The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales")

“Well, sir,” said the old salt, apologetically, “they told me as she were going down.” Fables

He came to the shore of the old salt sea— Yellow sands with frost-like tinge; The bones of the dead on the edge of its bed, Lay lapped in its oozy fringe. Adela Cathcart, Volume 3

We did so much of this, that the people began to laugh at us, as real Johnny Raws, though the old salts knew better. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast

During the silence that followed the rather sudden ending of the old salt's story, Ruth and Alice looked at each other with wonder in their eyes. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real

Anxious to get out of the whale's belly, I rose early, and joined some old salts, who were smoking by a dim light on a sheltered part of the deck. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858

He said, too, that ships never would be safe so long as captains who had never 'served up' were appointed over the heads of old salts, like himself. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories

Her silence, her pale eyes, and the quiet decisiveness of her personality cowed even the tough old salts who patronized the Excelsior. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories

One or two old salts, rather the worse for liquor: in general the people are very temperate. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1

Scattered through the Cove were many little shoemakers' shops, into which, especially in the long winter evenings, these old salts would drift. Out of the Fog

From Sharks Bay the vessels pursued the course of the first Englishman to explore any portion of the Australian coast, the resolute, observant, tough old salt, William Dampier. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia

That is to say, of course, if I commanded, with good old salts to second me. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War

The "old salts" of the "Atlantic" do not go for non-committal and neutrality, or any of that kind of nonsense. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857

The amazement on the face of the old salt who had accompanied the boys in Africa and the Everglades and shared their perils in the Sargasso Sea, was comical to behold. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic

We boys held these old salts in high esteem, and never forgot to give to each his appropriate title of "Captain" or "Skipper," as the case might be. Out of the Fog

I could swear like an old salt; could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn; and could smoke like a locomotive. The True Citizen, How to Become One

"We certainly do," chorused both the boys, much impressed by the old salt's narration. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest

It is curious how fond real old salts are of dress when ashore. Stories by English Authors: the Sea

"A stable and a paddock for an old salt like me," laughed her father. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home

Some of these old salts were so thoroughly salted, being drenched with the brine of many stormy voyages, that they kept in good condition well beyond their allotted time of three score years and ten. Out of the Fog

She turned and re-entered the harbour, obeying Captain Shirley's every whim, twisting in and out of the shipping much to the amazement of the old salts, who had never become used to the weird sight. The Dream Doctor

"Well, it won't be in a half an hour," replied the old salt, pointing southward. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest

Papa sat next him at the dinner last night, and says he is a jolly old salt and a bachelor. A Rock in the Baltic

"Sir," came back from an old salt, who was coiling up rigging in that seat of seamanship. Jack Tier

In fact he was feeling fine and went about on deck like an old salt, blessing so many new things that he had many of the passengers amused. Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground

The second mate, a burly old salt, ran to his assistance, but, before he reached him, our hero had recovered himself, and was making another attempt to reach his coppers. Manuel Pereira

This was a brigade of what was called Ancient Mariners, got together by that solid old salt, Admiral Goldsborough. Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people

We get a word with these old salts now and then when we are becalmed alongside, and the questions they put make us quite feel for them. Love Me Little, Love Me Long

Spike muttered an oath too revolting for our pages; but it was such a curse as none but an old salt could give vent to, and that in the bitterness of his fiercest wrath. Jack Tier

I could swear like an old salt," he says, "could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn, and could smoke like a locomotive. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life

He was an old salt, for he had been captain of a trading vessel for thirty years. This Country of Ours

"And to think you are all British out there," exclaimed the old salt. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land

He was a hard-headed old salt, who had made money in the Australian packet service. Cy Whittaker's Place

Well, ladies," said that grum old salt, "I can do no more for you, as I can see. Jack Tier

It’s an odd business for an old salt like me to be mixed up in, that’s a fact. Cap'n Warren's Wards

"I've known a ship founder in a fair breeze all along of killing 'em," said one old salt. Hard Cash

Men in accurate clothes, with faces like those carved on cherry stones by the old salts in sailors' homes, turned and stared at Dulcie as she sped, unheeding, past them. The Four Million

"I have seen better days than what I am passing through to-day," wrote an old salt, "but I have seen them a great deal worse also." The Cruise of the Snark

He got on excellently well with the old salt whose boat they used, for he was at his best with simple folk, whose lingo he could understand about as much as they could understand his. Beyond

The old salts used to grin to themselves when they saw her coming along, and offered to teach her knots or splices. A Set of Six

Perhaps the father had guessed, with the shrewdness of an old salt, that his son was not indifferent to this beautiful heiress; for he rather insisted upon talking about him. An Iceland Fisherman

"Yes, but these trades won't last twenty-four hours longer," says an old salt, pointing with the sharp of his hand to leeward,—"I know that by the look of the clouds." Two Years Before the Mast

She singled out from their number an old salt, whose bare arms and feet, and exposed breast, were covered with as many inscriptions in India ink as the lid of an Egyptian sarcophagus. Typee

Oblivious of "the old salt," he would put his arm round her; out there, she could swallow down her sense of form, and be grateful for feeling nearer to him in spirit. Beyond

The struggle o'er, You face the world and ask no favor; You stand where you have stood before, The old salt hasn't lost its savor. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum

I think among those wonders there will be men like me, Who miss the old salt danger of the singing sea. The Second Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets

Don't take any notice of that stupid old salt. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle

"That's it," said the old salt, "a yacht! look at her davits, and the boat over the stern." The Wrecker

单词	old salt
例句	old salt It was September when they sailed smartly into Boston Harbor, every man an old salt, the Astrea stripped of her chafing gear and gleaming with fresh paint and varnish. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Being an old salt himself, he took no offense in rough company. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z With both books, we have translators critiquing translators, which is a big help for old salts deciding if they want to sign ship’s papers or for landlubbers who wonder if they are seaworthy. Letters to the Editor 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z He’s someone we’ve watched grow up, from juvenile heartthrob on “21 Jump Street” to crusty old salt in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. The Actual Malice of the Johnny Depp Trial 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Imagine him entering a room with Norman Mailer — dressed as a boxer’s cornerman or some old salt in a fisherman’s cap — and you get the idea. Tom Wolfe’s Other Legacy 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z In these nearly forgotten stories, Mr. Ditko excels at thugs, pugs and mystics, old salts and mad scientists. Steve Ditko's Thugs and Mystics 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z An old salt with alarmed hair and a wedge-shaped beard worthy of Melville, Wake is the veteran keeper of the lighthouse flame, the guardian of its traditions, language and superstitions. ‘The Lighthouse’ Review: Dark Nights, Troubled Souls, Hairy Men 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Although they no longer moor their vessels first, grizzled old salts still drop by to chat or read. Footsteps: Rambling With W. G. Sebald in East Anglia 2011-04-22T18:55:00Z Allen Swift, a grizzled old salt with a beard and a Navy peacoat, he filled in the time between cartoons with friendly chatter or interviews with guests. Allen Swift, Unsung Voice Actor, Dies at 87 2010-04-28T02:28:00Z Engels, who has bushy white hair and an energetic but unflappable demeanor, comes across as a combination of old salt and enthusiastic college professor. Seattle loves the Mariners, but our container ship trade goes mostly unnoticed 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In Soledar, an old salt mining town, earsplitting explosions crack in every direction. The ‘Wild Field’ Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Thanks to the growth in community sailing centers, it’s possible to try sailing at a reasonable price — and join a community that meets everyone where they are, from landlubbers to old salts. How to start sailing cheaply and easily 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z I don’t use a biscuit-cutter, and my seasoning is limited to good old salt and pepper. This Southern tomato sandwich is a messy, 5-ingredient ode to summer’s star 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Mr Peattie also plans to reconstruct one of the nine old salt pan houses in the area to turn it into a visitor centre. Salt harvesting: Turning sea water into 'white gold' in a Fife village 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The roof was torn off the old salt dome. Henderson County residents cleaning up EF-2 tornado damage 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Well, like the old salts say at Augusta, the bars of Chicago are full of people who led majors after one round and Charley finished up tied ninth. Golfers and rugby players show cannabis is going mainstream in sport \| Andy Bull 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Nor could it be Michel Simon as the most compellingly irascible of tattooed, drunken, yet sentimental old salts. Review: Why critics were wrong in 1934 about 'L'Atalante,' French filmmaker Jean Vigo's only feature - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He looked forward to someday being “an old salt.” President Trump tweeted, sailor’s career is on the line 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The old salt pans were excavated in 1995, but there is little left of the buildings that used to cover them. Salt harvesting: Turning sea water into 'white gold' in a Fife village 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z When I first put to sea, an old salt said to me, "Don't worry son. The closest land is only three miles away. Straight down". Floating Cities, No Longer Science Fiction, Begin to Take Shape 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Yet his genuine affection for Jim and rapscallion charm also come through in Simmons’ canny performance, and endear you to the slippery old salt. At Book-It, a ‘Treasure Island’ full of gems 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The Jordanian farmers showed me the ruined site of an old salt factory that collapsed into a hole. Dead Sea drying: A new low-point for Earth - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The old salt is prized for seafaring abilities - and his knowledge of the Kennebec River. At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The old salt is prized for seafaring abilities — and his knowledge of the Kennebec River. At 80, shipyard skipper to step back after Zumwalt trials 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z In Mustang, a region on Nepal’s northern border, a series of four new lodges, built along the old salt trade route linking Tibet and India, is expected to be completed in the next 18 months. A Trekking Adventure in Post-Quake Nepal 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A former Florida fishing guide, White is no stranger to a fish story, and every Doc Ford novel reads like an old salt telling a whopper. ‘Deep Blue’ by Randy Wayne White is fast-paced thriller 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Now, seven decades later, the government is trying to put names to the old salts and teenage sailors who died when their ship was sunk by enemy torpedoes Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941. After 74 years, bones from Pearl Harbor tomb ship may be identified 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z “First came the old salts, who fear the military school will no longer produce ‘real’ sailors. Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Eventually some grizzled old salt from the middle of the boat or from the shore team will have one rum too many in some far-off yacht club and he’ll spill the beans. Oracle Team USA comes back to win America’s Cup over Emirates Team New Zealand 2013-09-25T23:10:02Z At a gathering of Colombo’s old salts, the mood is optimistic. China’s foreign ports: The new masters and commanders 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z The Nats are filled with young players who must become old salts, and quickly. Washington Nationals: A-students still working toward graduation 2013-03-20T18:52:28Z All eyes fixate on the overhead digital monitor to see the official weight, though many of the old salts standing around have already guessed it. Edgartown Journal: Martha’s Vineyard Crowds Leave, and the Fishing Gets Serious 2012-09-15T17:09:43Z It was easy to see that she surprised all the old salts who were watching her. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The brochure of “an old salt,”35 which has recently appeared, gives a fair account of his own treatment and reception. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z To the passengers the prospect of a delightful night was all that could be asked, but the old salts shook their heads. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Certainly this was true of this particular old salt, and it was necessary to approach him by indirection. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The captain proved to be a bluff and hearty old salt, who had at one time commanded a whaler. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z "Them aboard of her knows what to d�," said the old salt, with approbation. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z They go to the fishing-banks with their fathers, and can hand, reef, and steer with an old salt. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Being myself an “old salt,” and tumbling in with one or two of a “fellow feeling wondrous kind,” we were soon on as good terms as if we had known each other for years. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z He was as sound an "old salt" as ever manned a lifeboat or went aloft in a gale of wind. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z In Nelson's day these fine old salts were constantly breaking away from their convoys and taking their chances of running into port unescorted. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z From ship to ship, throughout the royal navy, the gunners published the qualities of their brazen or iron favorites, and there were cannon of celebrity which old salts would go far to see. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z One writer mentions that on board French vessels, after sighting Cape Race, the ceremony known among us as "crossing the line" was performed by the old salts on the green hands, without regard to season. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Mr Rivers here is an old salt, and doesn’t mind even the Bay of Biscay.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z I'M a tough old salt, and it's never I care A penny which way the wind is, Or whether I sight Cape Finisterre, Or make a port at the Indies. Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z It was bravery, seamanship, and those peculiar qualities which an "old salt" possesses, that made him great on the quarter deck, in command of a squadron. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Every old salt on board was quickly watching what appeared to be, at first, a change of color from blue to gray. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z What business had an old salt herrin' like me to be in business, anyhow? The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z But others miss the old salt tang, and all that came with it. South Street Seaport Fish Market Cleans Up Good 2011-09-17T12:37:42Z I couldn't imagine a young girl more like an old salt at heart. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Another old salt dashed in a holy-stone, and then the marines opened fire upon them with their muskets. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The two grim old salts perfectly understood each other's dry humor, and Keller's orders had been given without waiting for explanations. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z More than one sharp-eyed old salt noted that the great, hairy, tattooed hands of the widower shook amazingly, though his face was the calmest of all the bronzed, weather-beaten figure-heads staring around. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z I had to tell him that you were a regular old salt.” Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z We say sailors, but in saying so we do not mean to imply that they resembled your genuine old salt, but something between a sailor and a landsman. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z No change of dress, however, could make him any other than an "old salt." Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The second mate was a Groton man, a grim old salt who had sailed in many seas. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Well, my mates," cried an old salt, "let us wait and see what comes of it all. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Skipper Sartz, the third master, was a very old and very slow, but a thorough-going old salt, who would rather spin us a yarn at any time than bother about navigation. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Do you know, I’m getting to be quite an old salt by now, and can just feel the weather in my bones. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z In a few days the old salt returned, walking overland, preserving an air of vast mystery, and shaking his head when his gossips questioned him. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Not to know the ropes is to provide amusement to the old salt. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Many of the old salts said the boy would grow into no ordinary man, and that if he lived he would achieve great things. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Brackish was a Yorkshire boatman, hailing from Scarborough; he came to Torquay because his mother, nearly ninety, could not stand the cold blasts of the North East coast, and the old salt had a heart. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z The old salt sat on the floor and listened until he began to comprehend, when he became much excited. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Veracity was not conspicuous in the explanation that the old salt made. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z So much for the really salty language in his exploration of old salts’ salty talk. City Room: Aboard the Intrepid, a Gob of Naval Talk 2011-03-13T21:05:15Z When the wind sulks, and the dune dries, The old salts with uneasy eyes Hour after hour peer at the skies. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z The figures of old salts, crimps, half-pay officers, and one square-jawed sailor loomed through the fetid air. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z I put the question to the dear old salt at Folkestone quay, as I am waiting to go on board the boat for Belgium, this burning August night. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Danny and Billy Quilleash were sworn chums, and the little sand-boy learned all the old salt's racy sayings, and went home to Bishop's Court and fired them off at his father. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z "Got 'em this time!" said a smiling old salt on board a mine-sweeper. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z And though the almanac Is wrong about the squall, The old salts lean their back Against the wall, And wait in rows together, Watching the sea and the weather. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z He had sniffed often at the tales told by old salts. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The dear old salt thinks hard for an answer, very hard indeed. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Dan measured the old salt from head to foot, and hitched his hand into his guernsey. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Mr Afton had his admirers among those old salts who were, like himself, rough in language, and especially hardened in crime. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z It is the ranz de vache, which recalls the memory of his boyhood, and youth, when under the tutelage of some foster-father of an old salt, he was taking his first lessons in seamanship. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “He was an old salt all right, though he denied it.” The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Some old salts cite it as evidence that women shouldn't serve aboard naval vessels, while others believe the Navy over-reacted and has lost two talented officers -- including a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fires Top Two Officers For Being "Unduly Familiar" While Commanding Warship 2010-12-16T20:20:00Z Yes, they were all here—the cap; the woollen shirt; the rough suit, crumpled, white-spotted with the old salt stains of the sea. The Belovéd Traitor It was really this which, by accident, led to my making some further discoveries with regard to the old salt. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne And as for the old salt, he was in his element. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z In vain declared the poor old salt, "It's my misfortune—not my fault," With tear and trembling lip— In vain poor Capel begged and begged. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Right gladly were the services of the plucky old salt accepted by the gallant little band, and taking it in turns to relieve him of his burden, they jovially marched along. Bill the Minder All was so beautiful, that even the old salts like Abram and Scudds said they had never seen anything like it up North. Seven Frozen Sailors "He did say something," I exclaimed, suddenly remembering the last words I had heard from the old salt. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne The boys of the ship are taking lessons, in knotting, and splicing, and listening to the “yarn” of some old salt, as he indoctrinates them in these mysteries. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The captain stood for a moment surveying the wreck, and then with the true spirit of an old salt, accepted the situation. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The sea was getting up, and I needed not a reminder of the old salt from whom I had hired the boat that the latter was only good for smooth water. A Veldt Vendetta "Well, my merry little sandpiper!" cried the old salt, "you should have stayed at home!" Puss Junior and Robinson Crusoe In ten days to three weeks, according to weather and size of the meat, break bulk and resalt, using the old salt again, with just a little new salt added. Home Pork Making It seemed a pity to break in upon the menage of these old salts, who had weathered so many gales, and chased the whale through so many latitudes, but there was no alternative. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Captain Kerns merely grunts, and, kind Mr. Reader, you must overlook his lack of formality, because the captain is an old salt and his manners are a little briny. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Here the old salt went into a series of chuckles, and I was forced to beg him to proceed. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia “Use the breeches buoy,” answered the grizzled old salt. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea He has donned the familiar old red flannel shirt that he stands his wheel in, and, bareheaded as he always is at sea, he looks a typical old salt, a Western Ocean warrior. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea When an old salt once gets a taste of the forbidden nectar, he is gone—he has no more power of resistance than a child. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z So saying, the old salt, after skulking some distance farther down the sand gully, threw himself flat upon his face, and advanced in this attitude, like some gigantic lizard crawling across the sand. The Boy Slaves Doubts have been expressed whether our iron ships will ever be regarded in the same affectionate way as “liners” used to be regarded by our “old salts.” Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The old salt lick extended from the very walls. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Suffice it to say, that the mass of groaning misery in the steerage and cabins, on the subsequent night, would melt the heart of any but the most hardened 'old salt.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement “That’s it,” said the old salt, “a yacht! look at her davits, and the boat over the stern.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) All at once, to the old salt’s surprise, they turned into ordinary women. Legends & Romances of Brittany It was hard work getting them to agree; they all cherished notions they could get crews and go sailing some more–good old salts! Gold There are so many old salts that run over to spin yarns with him, that there’s very little sea gossip going around that he doesn’t hear at one time or another.” The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold Later on, during a little lull in the rainfall, Jack crept out to take observation, just as though he might have been an old salt, on board a sea-going vessel. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida On one side are a great stack of oak and many casks of old salt. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Don’t cry over an old salt like me. Captain Pott's Minister “Well, sir,” said the old salt apologetically, “they told me as she were going down.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI “You went at it as coolly as any old salt who has done nothing else all his life but buck the seas.” The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold "Uncommon neat about the spars!" exclaimed an old salt; "a smart craft when she's got all her sails bent, I'll be bound." A Danish Parsonage Rod Kent, the old salt who had for the past hour been experimenting over the side, leaned down the main cabin hatch and woke the port watch. The Harbor of Doubt This is a process which to the old salt seems a pleasure nearly equal to that of going ashore, at all events to dropping anchor in a well-sheltered harbour. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Among them are a pair of boots and an old broom-head which were left in an old salt mine for fifteen years. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 And what a regular old salt, though hardly as big as a chipmunk! Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore I could swear like an old salt, could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn, and could smoke like a locomotive. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 After looking long out over the bay, the particular old salt who was then entertaining them, removed the pipe from between his teeth, and began the following. John and Betty's History Visit Even among such hard-bitten old salts as they all were, more than one could be seen mumbling a prayer for the unfortunate men who had put up such a gallant fight. Mr. Wicker's Window It’s a clue a man can take a pride in; found all ready on the beach; just a-waitin’ to be picked up, and along comes a chuckle-headed old salt and grabs it. The Tale of Timber Town Captain Folsom’s eyes twinkled, and the boys saw one of the Nark’s crew, an old salt, put up a big palm to hide a smile. The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards It would be just as sensible to assert that any boy could learn to steer a yacht by taking the tiller for an hour under the care of an “old salt.” A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid The American who appreciates the phrase ‘to sit down and swap lies’ would not be taken in by a p. 63Romany chal, nor would an old salt who can spin yarns. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement “Whatever charges there are are mine to pay, and I’m at least good for the entire purchase price of a few boats like even this good little old salt water wizard!” The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise At the Drew place “two old salts,” as Amy sleepily called them from her bedroom window, came rambling in from a taxi-cab and disturbed the repose of the family. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air “I wonder why she tried to hide that old salt can.” Winning the Wilderness And I smoked a pipe of pipes with some splendid old salts, and shared my Honeydew among them. The Martian The Lord don’t expect no praying from rough old salts like me.” Killykinick He did everything in the garden, and about the house; and in the house, too, when his wife was ill, for he can turn his hand to most anything, like most old salts. Tom Brown at Oxford "I have two old salts of the sea taking turns at the rope," he confided in my ear. A Village of Vagabonds “We have had a fine passage, and there was no excuse for an old salt like you to be sick,” laughed the principal. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Captain Woolward writes sensibly and straightforwardly, and tells his story with the frankness of an old salt. The Crack of Doom But, as Wharf Rat, Dan had gained some knowledge of boats and oars; and he was able to do his part under the old salt’s gruff direction. Killykinick He lived at Plymouth; he was a thorough old sailor—what you young men would call "an old salt"—and couldn't live out of sight of the blue sea and the shipping. Tom Brown at Oxford One of these, a very tough old salt, had for his charger a donkey, and on this animal he rode by General Scott's quarters in great pride. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 "And what happened?" asked the lad, as the old salt paused. The Hero of Garside School Among old salts may be termed a curt or nicked form of forecastle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There was a deep earthen dish brimming with chowder, a wonderful concoction that only old salts like Neb can make. Killykinick He beckoned Blunt, and that dour old salt squinted at the sight that had staggered the mate. Gold Out of Celebes He turned to the villainous old salt by his side. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys The big hopes of the broken man had sometimes come as a torture to the boy when the blood of the old salt was rioting within him. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The long-winded old salts who come here to report their wrecks never spin out their prosy yarns to me. A Chosen Few Short Stories The two old salts surveyed the scene for a moment in stoic silence, realizing all it meant to them. Killykinick Now, old salt, that schooner can sail rings around any shovel-nosed old boat with those funny little crosspieces on her masts. Gold Out of Celebes "And the officers too," replied the old salt, hitching up his trousers. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim There was a certain odd comradeship between the skipper and the old salt who had been with him since his African days. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Now, you dear old salt, don’t forget to look well after the girls. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea But a sturdy, strapping young chap like yours is worth a dozen groggy old salts. Killykinick He thought that this dry old salt was a bit of a poet in his own way. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 "Here, sir!" responded the old salt, touching his cap as politely as though the learned gentleman had been an admiral. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim "How far is this cave of yours, you are taking us to, old salt horse?" said Juarez insolently, and utterly unwise. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The old salt removed his tarpaulin, scratched his bald head, and said only two. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton He rang the bells correctly, and handled the wheel like an old salt. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida I wish to say that I describe the movements of the boat from the knowledge I have since obtained, for I am an "old salt" now. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk When the douar had been pitched for the night, the old salt and the “young gentlemen”, his companions, gathered around the man whose experience in the miseries of Saaran slavery so far exceeded their own. The Boy Slaves He might well be called an old salt who had been wrecked on Spitzbergen before I was born. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) A genuine old salt, with long white hair, plays the part of admiral. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Cobbington was sitting on the deck, and saw that the deck-hand was puzzled by the situation, and took another pole to assist and show the old salt what to do. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida "I only meant to say that you reeled off the course like a regular old salt," laughed Raymond. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany So saying, the old salt, after skulking some distance farther down the sand gully, threw himself flat upon his face, and advanced in this attitude like some gigantic lizard crawling across the sand. The Boy Slaves Turning his keen eye, which had peered into many a northeaster, directly upon his interviewer, the old salt vigorously replied, "You can't make me loyal, for I always have been!" The Flag Replaced on Sumter A Personal Narrative He was fond of games of all kinds, and was one of the fleetest runners and a fine oarsman, and could sail a boat equal to any old salt, he thought. A Little Girl in Old Boston I told the ladies that I felt just as that old salt did, only I would rather have water just then than whiskey, however good whiskey may be in its place, you see. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock All over the deck and throughout the steerage, the boys were grumbling and growling like regular old salts, whose prerogative it is to find fault. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Do you say so?” asked the others, eager to make an effort for saving the old salt, who had been the favourite of every officer aboard the ship. The Boy Slaves A jolly old salt, Though he smile or he frown. Happy Days It was to be commanded by Captain Turcott, a tough old salt, who had already sailed in every latitude in every sea. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery The water was clear and cold, and it suited me better than the whiskey that old salt wanted in the poem. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock It would be madness for an old salt like me to go paddlin’ about the ocean in a cockleshell of a boat when he has the chance of sailin’ in a good ship. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America Another fine old salt, who had neither education nor manners, endeavoured to take an intelligent interest in the discussion. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Three trips were made by the old salt to the cook's gallery. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure The old salt water looks mighty good to me now, though. Fair Harbor Do you mean to tell me that an old salt thought of drinking water? The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Muggins and the old salt were about to follow his example, but their opponents turned and fled, doubling on their tracks and making for the boat. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America The name of the captain was Ole Petersen, a real old salt who had been at sea for nearly fifty years and was part owner of the craft. The Land of the Long Night I was chatting to one of the crew, an old salt, the day we left Queenstown; he was looking out to sea; his brow was clouded, and he shook his head mournfully. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 "A fabrication, o' course," indignantly and innocently answered the old salt. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys "Where are we?" asked Captain Bounce, rather nervously for an old salt. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock “Mum’s the word, boys,” whispered the old salt who had charge of the party; “the critters are comin’, an’ England expec’s every man for to do his dooty, as old Nelson said.” Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America "You think you are an old salt, Paul, but you don't know enough to navigate a herring pond." Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway He was in luck's way, and running gaily up on to the bridge, presented his photograph, blushing modestly, to the old salt. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 But the old salt left in charge of the schooner was equal to the occasion. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He's usually a gay old salt who hasn't been out of sight of land for—" "That isn't what I want to know. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage And think of those "Sailors' Homes," where old salts chew their quids at ease—those snug permanent Under-Secretaryships, those pleasant asylums in the Treasury or the Mint! Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General It was a trying time for old salts, who had fought in many a previous battle; much more so for young hands. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy He found that old salt in possession of his old lodging, but it was wonderfully changed, and, perhaps, not for the better. Philosopher Jack No, old salt, I couldn’t; but you may come up here if you like. The Garret and the Garden Take my advice, lads—the advice of an old salt, who knows a thing or two—and remain where you are till we have worked out all the gold hereabouts. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West You may take the word of an old salt for it,—them wooden walls will float and plough the ocean when all these new-fangled iron pots are sunk or blowed to atoms. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables I’m not infallible—or invulnerable—or waterproof, though I am an old salt. The Young Trawler Then it is not unusual for a set of old salts to attempt to play off a trick on a young midshipman who holds himself somewhat a cut above the common run. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Perhaps he thought it wise to keep out of the way of Bob Fox and the other sturdy old salts who supported me. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Nol, though a sensible fellow in the main, was a thorough old salt, and with all the usual prejudices of his class. Hurricane Hurry There was a disposition to please one who had so grown in our affection and respect as even to have outstripped our dear old salt tute. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors Fortunately no one was there, so we asked the landlord to come in and have a quiet glass with a couple of old salts. The Loss of the Royal George “A little advice from an old salt, who has seen no small amount of service, will do you no harm, my boy,” he began, after they had walked some way, talking of various matters. The Three Lieutenants "What's the name o' this place, mate?" said Sam expectantly to an old salt who was passing. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant "Yes, ma'am," the old salt confided to the inquisitive lady, "I fell over the side of the ship, and a shark he come along and grabbed me by the leg." Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers You engineers are very clever people, there is no denying that, and can even give an old salt like myself a wrinkle now and then, as I have learned before to-day. The Missing Merchantman And the few old salts of the right kind were evidently demoralised and dissatisfied, both at their enforced association with their present messmates and with the abrupt termination of their leave ashore. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 He knew the sea like the old salts that were his neighbors, and from accounts he was as full of the tang of the sea as they. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets Half-a-Woman was the queen of the ship, and held her court quite royally from the Powers-that-Be, our commanding officer, down to the roughest old salt in the forecastle. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route For that jolly old salt hailed him across the house. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants" In the meantime his eye rested on a sharp and ugly-looking one thrust into the belt of a rough old salt who sat astride the deck rail. Some Three Hundred Years Ago Expect me then soon, for I hope to run athwart you, yardarm and yardarm, as an old salt we once knew used to say. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series The old salt chuckled, and had his eye to the piece immediately. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Just before we sailed an old salt on the quay kindly proffered the opinion that it would be dirty weather outside. With Our Army in Palestine With the old salt's aid the boy was soon lifted up to the pier. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island True to his pledge, the old salt presented the knife with a sweeping bow. Some Three Hundred Years Ago A speck is at length made out to the right of the boat, 'three points off,' as the white haired old salt on board remarks. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World "You know me, don't you, Boxie?" said Corny as he recognized the old salt, who was the sheet-anchorsman of the crew, and who was generally their spokesman. Stand By The Union "Yes," assented the old salt, "you did," and he shot a look at the other. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real His father introduced Mr. Makepeace to him; and he found him a sturdy old salt, without as much polish as many of the officers, but a gentleman in every respect. A Victorious Union It lived on the legend of Trafalgar; the sense that insularity was independence; the sense that anomalies are as jolly as family jokes; the general sense that old salts are the salt of the earth. The Victorian Age in Literature The old salt, who had passed a lifetime on many seas, developed a great respect for Otsego Lake, which he found to be "a slippery place to navigate." The Story of Cooperstown He had borrowed a sailor's shirt, tarpaulin, cap, and black cravat, tied in true sailor fashion, and he acted the part of an "old salt" so perfectly that he excited no suspicion. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers Alice, going below for something a little later, met the old salt on his way to the deck again, he having changed to dry garments. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real I’ll bring her up on the larboard side,” replied Gypsy, in the tone of an old salt of fifty years’ experience. Gypsy Breynton He explained his plan to the old salt, and then asked his opinion. Within The Enemy's Lines Up to the day of my release from Ruhleben on December 6, 1915, but one of those old salts had been released, and had been returned to his country. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben It would have been insupportable but for the hearty politeness of the Arab captain, a regular ‘old salt,’ and owing to his attention and care it was only very amusing. Letters from Egypt Thereupon Ruth told the whole story, much more connectedly, and more briefly, than would have been possible for the old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Its renovation cost fully $12,000; but finished, this old salt box house is so unusual that more than one buyer is ready and waiting to pay double the amount spent. If You're Going to Live in the Country "There she blows!" cried Charlie, as an old salt might announce the presence of a whale. The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films "An old salt," he said, "once—once—" Bah, what was it? Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse "Mr. Hastings didn't get a chance to show what was in him," suggested another of Uncle Sam's old salts. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam And, Captain Brisco, this is an old salt who will be with us. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real The old salt was promptly voted a croaker. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat He used even to frighten the old salts, that had common oaths in their mouths from morning till night. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 That origin does not in the least seem to interfere with the comfort of the old salts in blue puffing away at their short pipes before the gate or strolling across the broad lawn. Fifth Avenue "Hanged, if I don't wish them lads could remain on board!" muttered another old salt. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam Ruth and Alice took pleasure in coaching the honest, simple old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real "I don't know," growled one old salt in the shore throng. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat They went aboard the Arabella and were received by that grim and grizzled old salt, Captain Carg, with the same wooden indifference he always exhibited. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross A comforting welcome awaited us from some old salt, who uttered the cheering announcement that it was 'agoin' to be a roughish night.' A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg He was truly an old salt, having sailed the ocean since his tenth year, on both whalers and merchantmen. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands The old salt started back as though caught in some guilty act. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real "It will be a sad blow to some of us old salts," laughed the admiral. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat The skipper, when not masquerading as Charon, was a lean, brown, and wrinkled old salt, neither complete nor clean of garb, and bulging as to one lank cheek with a quid of tobacco. Idolatry A Romance And here I will relate an anecdote which an old salt once told me when I was strolling along the wharves of this ancient town in his company. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 He is a sailor all over, to be sure—an "old salt," as he would call himself. Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young "I didn't at first," said Alice, joining with her sister, in an attempt to placate the old salt. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real He is an old salt, and has more influence than any other student in the ship. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat The impressive yet half comic character of the religion that guided the lives of seamen during Drake's time has been faithfully handed down like an heirloom to the genuine old salt of our own time. Windjammers and Sea Tramps Simes Badger was a retired old salt and kept the light-house; not that scanty funds compelled him, but mostly because he must do something about the sea to keep him at all contented. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play As I expected, they were seamen, in appearance regular old salts. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance She had taken quite a fancy to him, as had Ruth, and the old salt, on his part, seemed to like the moving picture girls more than any other members of the Comet Film Company. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real God bless you, my boy!” said the old salt, as he started his horse. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion I have heard old salts talk of these vessels never being hove to to pick up any of the unfortunate riff-raff who may have made a false step into the ocean. Windjammers and Sea Tramps The old salt finally batted one eye, slowly and impressively. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod I quite believed that the old salt was speaking sincerely. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance "Far be it—far be it," said the old salt, earnestly. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Recent events oppressed him, to the occasional undoing of the old salt, well accustomed to the seasick reverence of his despairing clients on board the Star of the Sea. Flames "I thought you old salts were never afraid of anything, short of the Flying Dutchman." Willis the Pilot And yet she did not look happy after the old salt's observation. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod Meanwhile, Ramon was keeping Yawl off with his machete, flourishing it around his head in a way that made the old salt’s hair nearly stand on end. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance A strange look came over the old salt's face. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real His isolation bent him upon himself, and the old salt's hoarse murmurings of the "Chiney" seas in no way drew him to a healthier outlook. Flames He is a bluff, gruff old salt without any charm, and he never reached promotion into the passenger service, but remained in command of cargo boats—a circumstance he regarded as a great grievance. The Red Redmaynes Frank's already showing signs of becoming a real old salt. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf Well, George, my lad," the old salt said when the boy questioned him on the point, "it's like this. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real He took his way to the sea, and tried to feel normal in a sailing-boat with a gnarled and corrugated old salt for his only companion. Flames He took a sudden fancy to see his old friend, Captain Grigsby, and the old salt was accordingly sent for. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' In truth, an old salt is very much of an old maid, though, strictly speaking, far from deserving that misdeemed appellative. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I Even now I seem to see the group of fishermen with that old salt in the midst. Twice Told Tales "You can't make me believe stealin's right, no matter how you go at it!" interrupted the old salt, doggedly shaking his head. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real He was a dry old salt, and listened more than he talked. The Captain's Toll-Gate My first officer was an old salt, a strict disciplinarian, but kind to the men and a favorite with them all. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 But old salts remember no nearer! and it may be still extant. Elizabethan Sea Dogs "Two old salts who had spent most of their lives on fishing smacks had an argument one day as to which was the better mathematician," said George C. Wiedenmayer the other day. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations The old salt seemed to be listening intently, but he had his back turned. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real "Reg'lar piratical pirates, my boy," responded the old salt, "we decorated the trees with 'em and they looked a lot handsomer there than they did a-sailin' the blue main." The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol The old salt watched him critically for a few minutes, and then seemed to be satisfied. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories Mark also observed that, in the course of that Sabbath, Bob used the pronouns 'thee' and 'thou,' on two or three occasions, sounding oddly enough in the mouth of the old salt. The Crater Pilot Von Pretzel's a crusty old salt Who wears a rich shade of tan; Which he did not acquire at sea, by the way, But in a warm baking-pan. Fun and Nonsense The old salt's musings, however, were cut short, for Captain Brisco called to him. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real "Spray don't bother a brine-pickled old salt like me," laughed the captain. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol "He wants to take her out himself," called the assistant to Uncle Jimmy, who stood near the end of the float talking with another tarry old salt. The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories No sooner did the honest old salt find he was fairly adrift, therefore, than he jumped into the stern-sheets and put the helm down. The Crater Back and forth they wandered, up and down in the galleries of the old salt mine. Tom Swift and His Air Glider, or Seeking the Platinum Treasure Besides, Alice did not want to make too obvious an effort to talk to the old salt, as she feared Captain Brisco would become suspicious. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real But all the passengers were very sick during the rough weather, except S- and I, who are quite old salts. Letters from the Cape When these new ships were first seen at Liverpool, the "old salts" held up their hands. Men of Invention and Industry In all this he was much favoured by circumstances; though an old salt, like Bob, will usually make his way where a landsman would be brought up. The Crater "It donna smell," she whispered, thinking this was a great advantage which old salts had over fresh ones: they did you good without biting your nose. Adam Bede "Ask him?" cried the old salt, pointing an accusing finger at the captain. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Some old salt had just been in the act of putting milk in his tea when the mysterious something had occurred. The Blue Lagoon: a romance In the powder magazine they found an old salt smoking his pipe. Fables I'll warrant you he began young, and had kicked all the passion out of himself on old salts, by the time he was eighteen. Homeward Bound or, the Chase I afterwards found out I had got into a regular soldier-house, and it was no wonder they did not know how to treat an old salt. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast "No, you listen to me, first!" exclaimed the old salt, shaking a thickened and roughened finger at the manager. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Even now I seem to see the group of fishermen, with that old salt in the midst. The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") “Well, sir,” said the old salt, apologetically, “they told me as she were going down.” Fables He came to the shore of the old salt sea— Yellow sands with frost-like tinge; The bones of the dead on the edge of its bed, Lay lapped in its oozy fringe. Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 We did so much of this, that the people began to laugh at us, as real Johnny Raws, though the old salts knew better. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast During the silence that followed the rather sudden ending of the old salt's story, Ruth and Alice looked at each other with wonder in their eyes. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real Anxious to get out of the whale's belly, I rose early, and joined some old salts, who were smoking by a dim light on a sheltered part of the deck. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 He said, too, that ships never would be safe so long as captains who had never 'served up' were appointed over the heads of old salts, like himself. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories Her silence, her pale eyes, and the quiet decisiveness of her personality cowed even the tough old salts who patronized the Excelsior. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories One or two old salts, rather the worse for liquor: in general the people are very temperate. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Scattered through the Cove were many little shoemakers' shops, into which, especially in the long winter evenings, these old salts would drift. Out of the Fog From Sharks Bay the vessels pursued the course of the first Englishman to explore any portion of the Australian coast, the resolute, observant, tough old salt, William Dampier. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia That is to say, of course, if I commanded, with good old salts to second me. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War The "old salts" of the "Atlantic" do not go for non-committal and neutrality, or any of that kind of nonsense. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 The amazement on the face of the old salt who had accompanied the boys in Africa and the Everglades and shared their perils in the Sargasso Sea, was comical to behold. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic We boys held these old salts in high esteem, and never forgot to give to each his appropriate title of "Captain" or "Skipper," as the case might be. Out of the Fog I could swear like an old salt; could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn; and could smoke like a locomotive. The True Citizen, How to Become One "We certainly do," chorused both the boys, much impressed by the old salt's narration. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest It is curious how fond real old salts are of dress when ashore. Stories by English Authors: the Sea "A stable and a paddock for an old salt like me," laughed her father. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home Some of these old salts were so thoroughly salted, being drenched with the brine of many stormy voyages, that they kept in good condition well beyond their allotted time of three score years and ten. Out of the Fog She turned and re-entered the harbour, obeying Captain Shirley's every whim, twisting in and out of the shipping much to the amazement of the old salts, who had never become used to the weird sight. The Dream Doctor "Well, it won't be in a half an hour," replied the old salt, pointing southward. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Papa sat next him at the dinner last night, and says he is a jolly old salt and a bachelor. A Rock in the Baltic "Sir," came back from an old salt, who was coiling up rigging in that seat of seamanship. Jack Tier In fact he was feeling fine and went about on deck like an old salt, blessing so many new things that he had many of the passengers amused. Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground The second mate, a burly old salt, ran to his assistance, but, before he reached him, our hero had recovered himself, and was making another attempt to reach his coppers. Manuel Pereira This was a brigade of what was called Ancient Mariners, got together by that solid old salt, Admiral Goldsborough. Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people We get a word with these old salts now and then when we are becalmed alongside, and the questions they put make us quite feel for them. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Spike muttered an oath too revolting for our pages; but it was such a curse as none but an old salt could give vent to, and that in the bitterness of his fiercest wrath. Jack Tier I could swear like an old salt," he says, "could drink as stiff a glass of grog as if I had doubled Cape Horn, and could smoke like a locomotive. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life He was an old salt, for he had been captain of a trading vessel for thirty years. This Country of Ours "And to think you are all British out there," exclaimed the old salt. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land He was a hard-headed old salt, who had made money in the Australian packet service. Cy Whittaker's Place Well, ladies," said that grum old salt, "I can do no more for you, as I can see. Jack Tier It’s an odd business for an old salt like me to be mixed up in, that’s a fact. Cap'n Warren's Wards "I've known a ship founder in a fair breeze all along of killing 'em," said one old salt. Hard Cash Men in accurate clothes, with faces like those carved on cherry stones by the old salts in sailors' homes, turned and stared at Dulcie as she sped, unheeding, past them. The Four Million "I have seen better days than what I am passing through to-day," wrote an old salt, "but I have seen them a great deal worse also." The Cruise of the Snark He got on excellently well with the old salt whose boat they used, for he was at his best with simple folk, whose lingo he could understand about as much as they could understand his. Beyond The old salts used to grin to themselves when they saw her coming along, and offered to teach her knots or splices. A Set of Six Perhaps the father had guessed, with the shrewdness of an old salt, that his son was not indifferent to this beautiful heiress; for he rather insisted upon talking about him. An Iceland Fisherman "Yes, but these trades won't last twenty-four hours longer," says an old salt, pointing with the sharp of his hand to leeward,—"I know that by the look of the clouds." Two Years Before the Mast She singled out from their number an old salt, whose bare arms and feet, and exposed breast, were covered with as many inscriptions in India ink as the lid of an Egyptian sarcophagus. Typee Oblivious of "the old salt," he would put his arm round her; out there, she could swallow down her sense of form, and be grateful for feeling nearer to him in spirit. Beyond The struggle o'er, You face the world and ask no favor; You stand where you have stood before, The old salt hasn't lost its savor. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum I think among those wonders there will be men like me, Who miss the old salt danger of the singing sea. The Second Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets Don't take any notice of that stupid old salt. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle "That's it," said the old salt, "a yacht! look at her davits, and the boat over the stern." The Wrecker
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