green hand English

Meaning green hand meaning

What does green hand mean?

green hand noun

— (historical, idiom) An inexperienced crew member of a 19th-century whaler on his first voyage.

Synonyms green hand synonyms

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green hand English » English

novice

inexperienced person

deft hand at planting

colt

beginner

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Movie subtitles

There I saw a hand which dug its nails in healthy flesh and another plucked with gentle fingers a twig, growing out of green bushes.