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Greybeard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An old man. poetic
  2. 2
    a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience. figuratively
  4. 4
    a man who is very old wordnet
  5. 5
    A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine. historical
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  1. 6
    A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Etymology

From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

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