different between shellback vs shellack

shellback

English

Etymology

shell +? back(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “...but why?”)

Noun

shellback (plural shellbacks)

  1. A worldly sailor.
    Synonym: barnacle
  2. A sailor who has crossed the equator.

Anagrams

  • back shell, backshell

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shellack

English

Noun

shellack (countable and uncountable, plural shellacks)

  1. Alternative form of shellac

Verb

shellack (third-person singular simple present shellacks, present participle shellacking, simple past and past participle shellacked)

  1. Alternative form of shellac

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