dough-boy
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- description
- The ship's steward, who quickly responds to Ahab's orders, particularly concerning timekeeping.
- intellect
- dull and torpid
- name_title
- Mr.
- observes
- Ahab's habits
- occupation
- Steward
- origin
- progeny of a bankrupt baker and a hospital nurse
- physical_trait
- white (in comparison to Pip)
- reports_to
- Stubb
- role
- subordinate to Ahab
- suspicion
- hidden strangers
- temperament
- very nervous, shuddering
- trait
- observant
Relationships
- reports_toStubb
- description
- Dough-Boy, the steward, tells Stubb about Ahab's sleeping habits and his nightly visits to the after hold.
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- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:02:38.863Z
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- offersGinger-jub
- description
- The steward, Dough-Boy, presents a cup of tepid ginger and water to the exhausted Queequeg as a restorative.
- source
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- source_text
- the steward advances, and with a benevolent, consolatory glance hands him—what? Some hot Cognac? No! hands him, ye gods! hands him a cup of tepid ginger and water!
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:04:43.846Z
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- servesHarpooneers
- description
- Dough-Boy, the pale steward, is responsible for furnishing the harpooneers with all the things they demand during their meals.
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- source_text
- Commonly, after seeing the harpooneers furnished with all things they demanded
- servesBaron of Salt-Junk
- description
- Dough-Boy is tasked with bringing a 'great baron of salt-junk' to fill the harpooneers' vacancies at the table.
- source
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- source_text
- the pale Dough-Boy was fain to bring on a great baron of salt-junk
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:48.963Z
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- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:00.973Z
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- referenced_byPip
- context
- is_compared_to
- source
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- source_text
- In outer aspect, Pip and Dough-Boy made a match, like a black pony and a white one, of equal developments, though of dissimilar colour, driven in one eccentric span.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:03.512Z
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- reports_toAhab
- description
- Dough-Boy quickly ascertains and communicates the precise minute to Captain Ahab.
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- source_text
- Dough-Boy hurried below, glanced at the watch, and reported the exact minute to Ahab.
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:09:02.102Z
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