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Greenlandman|ˈgriːnləndmən|
[f. Greenland + man n. Cf. Indiaman.]
A vessel engaged in the Greenland whale-fishery.
1794Naval Chron. XXIV. 102 One man was killed belonging to the Greenlandman. 1827J. Wilson Noctes Ambr. Wks. 1855 II. 4, I sud hae nae great objections to be a whale in the Polar Seas. Gran' fun..wi' ae thud o' your tail, to drive in the stern-posts o' a Greenlandman. |