greybeard
Meanings
Plural: greybeards
Noun
- a man who is very old
- a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
- An old man.
- Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
- A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
- A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.
Origin / Etymology
From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.
Synonyms
antiquity, bellarmine, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, graybeard, greybeard, long-beard, longbeard, Methuselah, old codger, old fart, old man, old-timer, oldbie, veteran, whitebeard
Scrabble Score: 16
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