| 单词 | head matter |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead matter head matter n. Whaling (now historical) a mixture of oil and other material (esp. spermaceti) obtained from the head of the sperm whale and certain other toothed whales. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > material from sperm whale spermaceti1471 parmacety1545 head matter1747 slobgollion1851 head1874 twitter1891 1747 W. Douglass Summary State Brit. Settlements N.-Amer. I. 57 Any part of its Oil, but more abundantly the Head-Matter as the Whalers term it; if it stand at Rest and in the Sun will shoot into Adipous Fleaks. 1822 D. Porter Jrnl. Cruise to Pacific Ocean I. vii. 184 The ship bringing the greatest quantity of oil and head-matter, provided it exceeds thirty tons, is entitled to six hundred pounds. 1904 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 3 Sept. 23968/3 It is customary to cook the head matter of black-fish in fresh water. 2007 E. J. Dolin Leviathan vii. 111 The spermaceti and oil taken from the whale's head, commonly referred to as head matter, was delivered to the candleworks. < as lemmas |
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