tool

whaling-spade

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
description
A sharp, steel implement resembling a garden spade, specifically designed for cutting blubber during the cutting-in process.
material
best steel
shape
bigness of a man’s spread hand, flat sides, narrower upper end

Relationships

  • used forCutting In
    description
    The whaling-spade is the primary tool used for the process of cutting blubber from the whale.
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
    source_text
    The whaling-spade used for cutting-in is made of the very best steel; is about the bigness of a man’s spread hand; and in general shape, corresponds to the garden implement after which it is named; only its sides are perfectly flat, and its upper end considerably narrower than the lower. This weapon is always kept as sharp as possible; and when being used is occasionally honed, just like a razor. In its socket, a stiff pole, from twenty to thirty feet long, is inserted for a handle.
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:03:46.584Z
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
  • same_as01KJNXMCWBB4PEKG9P6VJW2GHJ
    confidence
    0.9
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T00:07:59.433Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The source entity 'whaling-spade' is described as having 'a stiff pole... inserted for a handle'. Candidate 1, 'cutting spade-pole', likely refers to the same tool, emphasizing its complete form with the pole, and is used for 'cutting' as implied by the source's function ('cutting blubber during the cutting-in process').