whaling master

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• whaling master — noun 1. : a captain of a whaling vessel 2. : a man in charge of a whaling station …   Useful english dictionary

• whaling-master — whalˈing master noun The captain of a whaler • • • Main Entry: ↑whale …   Useful english dictionary

• whaling — n. the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales, esp. for their oil or whalebone. Phrases and idioms: whaling master the captain of a whaler …   Useful english dictionary

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• whaling — /hway ling, way /, n. the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing. [1680 90; WHALE1 + ING1] * * * Hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Whaling dates to prehistoric times, when Arctic peoples used stone tools to hunt …   Universalium

• History of whaling — The history of whaling is very extensive, stretching back for millennia. This article discusses the history of whaling up to the commencement of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Prehistoric to… …   Wikipedia

• Aboriginal whaling — is the hunting of whales carried out by aboriginal groups who have a tradition of whaling. (The hunting of smaller cetaceans is covered at Dolphin drive hunting.)Under the terms of the 1986 moratorium on whaling, the International Whaling… …   Wikipedia

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