whaleryn.
/ˈhweɪləri/ 1. The industry of whale-fishing, or the establishment for carrying it on.
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society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > [noun]
whale-fishing1582
whale-hunting1615
whale-killing1625
whalery1683
whale-catching1685
whaling1704
whale-fishery1820
whale-striking1821
sperm-whaling1851
1683 W. Penn Let. Free Soc. Traders 9 The Whalery [is conveniently posted] for a sound and fruitful Bank.
1685 W. Penn Further Acct. Pennsylvania 8 We justly hope a considerable profit by a Whalery.
1878 S. Phillips On Seaboard 15 Since I sailed away to the whalery, When I was a bit of a lad.
1899 Daily News 2 Dec. 6/4 South Sea whaleries.
2. A tank to keep a whale in.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > fish-keeping, farming, or breeding > [noun] > fish-pond or -tank
fish-poolc950
fish-housec1000
viverc1330
stew1387
piscinaa1398
piscinea1400
fishpondc1440
trunk1440
moat1463
stagnec1470
servatorya1475
viviera1500
fish-stew1552
vivarium1600
shut1605
fish-stove1615
keep1617
estang1628
vivarya1634
nursery1772
preserve1849
whalerya1880
fish tank1957
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > aquarium
vivarium1853
aquarium1854
tank1854
whalerya1880
oceanarium1938
seaquarium1955
marineland1963
dolphinarium1969
a1880 F. T. Buckland Notes & Jottings (1882) 345 When the whale had been in his whalery about three hours, he had quite recovered himself both in mind and body.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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