A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.(noun)
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Use "old salt" in a sentence
"Publius Ventidius was a Picentine from Asculum Picentum, a big walled city on the Via Salaria, the old salt road that connected Firmum Picenum with Rome."