flench-gutflens-gutn.
/ˈflɛn(t)ʃɡʌt/, U.S. /ˈflɛn(t)ʃˌɡət/ Brit. /ˈflɛnsɡʌt/, U.S. /ˈflɛnsˌɡət/ The place on board, usually the hold, where the blubber of a whale, cut up in long slices, is stored before barrelling; also applied to the blubber itself.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > parts of > blubber or flesh
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flench-gut1808
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whale blubber1844
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > storage room or compartment > for storing blubber on whaler
flench-gut1808
1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Flench-gut, the blubber of a whale laid out in long slices, before being put into casks.
1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 304 When the flens-gut is filled with blubber.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk.
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