His great grandfather sailed from Cape Verde and was involved in the whaling industry of Nantucket Island, Mass.
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But colorful versions of Nantucket Reds are, politically, a risky choice.
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The Nantucket emergency preparedness council is meeting after hours.
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In a devastating ad, footage of Kerry riding the breeze of Nantucket was juxtaposed with hits on his alleged “flip-flopping.”
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Mark Madoff lived a high-end lifestyle with homes in Manhattan, Nantucket, and Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Before showing that picture to any Nantucketer, you had best provide for your summary retreat from Nantucket.
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With a cheer, the men of the crew—picked oarsmen and ex-whalemen they were—Nantucket and New Bedford fellows—jumped to the side.
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Nantucket—Further at sea, a two and a half hours' steamboat ride from Woods Hole.
Cape Cod and All the Pilgrim Land, June 1922, Volume 6, Number 4|Various
She was loaded with 587 butts whale oil, belonged to the island of Nantucket, and was manned wholly with American seamen.
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My father was a respectable trader in sea-stores at Nantucket, where I was born.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nantucket
Nantucket
/ (nænˈtʌkɪt) /
noun
an island off SE Massachusetts: formerly a centre of the whaling industry; now a resort. Length: nearly 24 km (15 miles). Width: 5 km (3 miles). Pop (county and town): 10 724 (2003 est)