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Definition of Saltie
1. n. The European dab.
Definition of Saltie
1. Noun. (Australia informal) A salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltie
1. a deep-sea vessel sailing the Great Lakes [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltie
Literary usage of Saltie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell (1841)
"saltie, AND SALT-WATER 1I.KI K. Edinburgh. ... Dr. Neill reports it as common in
the market of Edinburgh, where it is called saltie, or Salt-water ..."
2. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1900)
"This bay bears a Name which has a meaning not so offensive in the language of
the savages; For they call it la baye saltie ["salt bay"] rather than Bay des ..."
3. A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell (1841)
"saltie, AND SALT-WATER 1I.KI K. Edinburgh. ... Dr. Neill reports it as common in
the market of Edinburgh, where it is called saltie, or Salt-water ..."
4. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the by Jesuits, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1900)
"This bay bears a Name which has a meaning not so offensive in the language of
the savages; For they call it la baye saltie ["salt bay"] rather than Bay des ..."
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