| Front | Old Man of the Sea |
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| Back | noun A tiresome burden, especially a person, difficult to free oneself from. [After Old Man of the Sea, the sea-god, who forced Sinbad to carry him on his shoulders and refused to dismount. In this story from The Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor eventually released himself from his burden by getting the Old Man drunk. Also see albatross.] |
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