In whale-fishery: = lance, n.1 2. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whaling equipment > [noun] > lance or pole (6) lancet1753 In whale-fishery: = lance, n.1 2. Obsolete. whale-lance1823 waif-pole1839 A small flag used as a signal: = waff, n. 1b, waft, n.1 6. Now Nautical spec. in whaling. Also attributive, as waif-pole. whale-pike1851 whale-pole1851 gun-lance1883 A similar weapon, used for various purposes, e.g. for spearing fish; also in the whale-fishery, with modifying prefixes, as bomb-lance, gun-lance… |
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