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Traditionally, an order given to a whaler crew meaning for them to mind their oarsmanship and not be distracted. Today, it is used to correct any sailor that is being distracted in some way.
In the RCN, a 27 foot long boat with a pointed bow and stern. Very seaworthy, they were the standard ship's boat in the Canadian Navy for decades. They were replaced by the more modern, multi-role RHIB.
A big, strapping fellow.
The name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Traditionally, it refers to the handiwork created by whalers made from the byproducts of harvesting marine mammals. Today, it is any sort of carving done as a hobby.
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A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.
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A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
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A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout.
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One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence, anything of great or unusual size.
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A whaler's name for a whale more than two years old.
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The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber; -- so called among whalers.
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