4
varnish(noun, covering, resin)
3
able seaman(expression, idiom, mariner)
3
ambergris(noun, resin)
3
besmear
3
besmirch(verb, cover, hurt, spread, spoil)
3
boater(noun, pilot, salt, marine, jack)
3
boatman(noun, mariner, sailor)
3
camphor(noun, resin)
3
enamel
3
ferryman(noun, mariner, sailor)
3
gild
3
gondolier(noun, mariner, sailor)
3
hearty(noun, pilot, salt, marine, jack)
3
helmsman(noun, sailor)
3
mastic(noun, resin)
3
middy(noun, pilot, salt, marine, jack)
3
oarsman
3
oil
3
pave(verb, cover, surface, jellied, calcify)
3
pilot(noun, mariner, sailor)
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