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gannet's bath

gannet's bath noun: the ocean; the open sea.

Noun

the gannet's bath

  1. (literary, kenning) The ocean; the open sea.
    • The loss would be greater than the gain to the web-footed race that come over the “gannets’ bath,” though a very desirable causeway to the “Belles Poules,” the Gallic birds, who might wish to come in too great numbers.1866 September 8, Once A Week, London, page 265, column 1
    • But steers his longship on that fated path,
      As dauntless as when first he took the helm
      And, standing out across the gannets’ bath,
      Subdued the viking's realm.1894, Albany F. Major, Sagas and Songs of the Norsemen, London: David Nutt, page 33

Synonyms of gannet's bath

Forms of gannet's bath

alternative formgannets' bath

Origin of gannet's bath

Calque of Old English ganotes bæþ, from ganotes (“gannet (possessive singular)”) + bæþ (“bath”).

Questions about gannet's bath

What does gannet's bath mean?
Gannet's bath means the ocean; the open sea.
What part of speech is gannet's bath?
Gannet's bath is a noun.

Words near gannet's bath in the dictionary

  1. Gannaways
  2. ganned
  3. gannef
  4. Gannes
  5. gannet
  6. gannet's bath
  7. ganneted
  8. ganneting
  9. gannetries
  10. gannetry
  11. gannets

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