whale fisher
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "The whale fishers can easily distinguish at a distance the cachalots from the whales, by the manner in which the former spout up the brine through their spiracles."
- "It appears that the whale fishers are often thrown overboard by the jerking or sudden keelings of the boats, in consequence of blows from whales; and of this the author gives the following instances:"
- "In such cases, and generally in any case, where the infliction of injury is not connected with a contravention of the present law, or with some other legal proceeding, whether intentional or the result of negligence, the whale fisher is liable only for any direct loss which may be caused by the pursuit itself, or incurred by fishermen or others in the way of necessary sacrifices made in order to avoid collision to any boat, vessel, cargo or tackle, even though the fish had not yet been taken out of the water."
- "In the throes of death it would pull the whale fisher at great speed."