A salty dog is a cocktail of vodka or gin and grapefruit juice, served in a glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a Salty Dog and a Greyhound. A cocktail. ... Look up Vodka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gin and tonic This article concerns the beverage. ... Binomial name Citrus × paradisi Macfad. ... A magnified crystal of a salt (halite/sodium chloride) In chemistry, a salt is any ionic compound composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ... A greyhound is a cocktail consisting of 6 ounces of grapefruit juice and 1. ...

Salty dog has an older sexual meaning in US folklore and song. See, for example, the traditional song 'Salty Dog Blues' (where the lyric "let me be your salty dog" translates to let me be your sexual partner). The term comes from the term "sea dog," or a horny sailor.

Salty dog also means ornery, as in the T-Bone Walker tune "Ain't Salty No More."

In the U.S. Marines and Navy, one who is a salty dog is one who is very experienced, having travelled much and seen more than his fair share of things, used more in the lower enlisted ranks to establish some kind of credibility regardless of rank.

SV Salty Dog is a Bill Garden designed west coast schooner. Gaff rigged now laying at Richmond California. www.my-saltydog.com

Naval History

In British and American Navies, a "Salty Dog" refers to generally an older, seasoned, veteran sailor who has had a significant amount of time underway.

Uniflite

Name for the 28 foot sportfishing model produced by the Uniflite company.

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Salty Dog Blues

There is also a Folk Song called the Salty Dog Blues. Among others, it has been performed by Roger McGuinn (see external links for free download) and Blind Willie McTell. Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... James Roger McGuinn (born July 13, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, who was born as James Joseph McGuinn III in Chicago, Illinois. ... Blind Willie McTell Blind Willie McTell (May 5, 1901–August 15, 1959) (probably born William Samuel McTear) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ...

Salty Dog

There is also an Irish-punk rock song called Salty Dog by Flogging Molly. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Left to right, back first: Dennis Casey, Nathen Maxwell, George Schwindt, Bridget Regan, Matt Hensley, Bob Schmidt, Dave King. ...

External links

• Good Cocktails - Salty Dog
• MP3 Version, Lyrics and Guitar Chords at Roger McGuinn's Folk Den
• Lyrics at the Mudcat Cafe