landlubber / lubber. Noun: An inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage
lubber's line / lubber's mark / lubber's point. Noun: A fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
lubber's hole. Noun: Hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds
Avast. Interjection: (nautical) cease; stop
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Avast, ye landlubbers! (parody of pirate slang) listen!, pay attention!.
From http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/avast
A sailor is expected to keep hauling until the mate hollers ‘Avast!’
From http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/avast
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