EGAVE

greybeard

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An old man.
  2. noun Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
  3. noun A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
  4. noun A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Similar words

old man longbeard whitebeard geezer grognard beardo old codger gramps geriatric granny

Often followed by

of and who was in had to is for

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