Meaning of whale line | Babel Free

Definitions

A thick rope connecting a harpoon to the line tub

Examples

“The involuntary consternation of the moment caused him to leap, paddle in hand, out of the boat; and in such a way, that part of the slack whale line coming against his chest, he breasted it overboard with him, so as to become entangled in it, when at last plumping into the water.”

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