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We were cruising on the coast of Brazil when, one day, the lookout, stationed at the masthead, reported a large school of sperm-whales off our lee-beam.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William

You see, the whales in those seas are generally sperm-whales, with blunt bottle-noses, altogether unlike the fish about here.

From Peter the Whaler by Austin, Henry

What foe prevents lions and tigers, sperm-whales, and sharks from multiplying until they reach the limit of their food supply?

From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor

He struck a school of sperm-whales, killed one, and brought blubber home.

From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

Farther down were Greenland anamaks, long and dark; huge sperm-whales, swimming in the midst of ambergris, in which took place thomeric battles that reddened the ocean for many miles around; the great Labrador tegusik.

From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard