whale catcher

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noun

a vessel engaged in the actual harpooning of whales

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Words nearby whale catcher

whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman, Whalen, whale of a time, whale oil, whaler

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Example sentences from the Web for whale catcher

The Dude is at his happiest when he has a few minutes of solitude and rest to get high and listen to whale sounds.
Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest|Rich Goldstein|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most critical person for a timely beginning of trial that day was a cat catcher on contract to the Amereicans.
Iraqi Insurgents Circulate the Lie That They Killed the Judge in Saddam’s Trial|Michael Newton|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Japan is throwing its annual whale week again to celebrate its dubious commercial hunting of the endangered mammals.
Welcome to Japan’s Whale Week, Featuring Curried Whale Meat And Exploding Harpoons|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Guests are also invited to try fried pieces of whale seasoned with curry powder.
Welcome to Japan’s Whale Week, Featuring Curried Whale Meat And Exploding Harpoons|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That dinner kicked off a government-sanctioned Whale Exhibition that will go until the 13th.
Welcome to Japan’s Whale Week, Featuring Curried Whale Meat And Exploding Harpoons|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Naval Officer who has seen her says she is lying in shallow water—6 fathoms—bottom upwards looking like a stranded whale.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He was experienced in the North Atlantic trade, in seal, whale and cod fishing and other Newfoundland industries.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Fish scales cover the walls, and everywhere there is a smell as if one were in the belly of a whale.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
I've seen pictures of an excited whale turning a boat full of men over.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Fat Boy's two hundred and eighty-odd pounds were drooped over his chair like the blubber of an exhausted, beach-stranded whale.
The Holes and John Smith|Edward W. Ludwig

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