单词 | starting back |
释义 | > as lemmasstarting back ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > cutting up whale or seal > [noun] > container for blubber fenk(s)-back1820 starting back1820 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 398 An oblong wooden cistern, called the ‘starting-back’, is usually erected, for containing blubber. a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XV. 207/1 The casks being raised to the starting back are emptied of their contents, from which the blubber passes into the copper boiler. < as lemmas |
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