sperm whales case
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- contents
- spermaceti
- description
- The organ in the head of a Sperm Whale that contains spermaceti, often metaphorically referred to as the 'Heidelburgh Tun' due to its capacity. It constitutes one third of the whale's total length.
- location
- entire top of the head
- relative_size
- one third of the whole length of the creature
Relationships
- containsSpermaceti
- description
- The Sperm Whale's Case is the primary location where the highly-prized spermaceti is stored within the creature.
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- source_text
- so the tun of the whale contains by far the most precious of all his oily vintages; namely, the highly-prized spermaceti, in its absolutely pure, limpid, and odoriferous state
- is_compared_toHeidelburgh Tun (historical)
- description
- The vast capacity of the Sperm Whale's Case for spermaceti is metaphorically likened to the Heidelburgh Tun, a famous historical vat for wine.
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- source_text
- It will have been seen that the Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whale
- is_suspended_byCutting Tackles
- description
- The enormous cutting tackles are used to elevate and retain the decapitated whale's head, which contains the Sperm Whale's Case, out of the water.
- source
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- source_text
- retained in that position by the enormous cutting tackles, whose hempen combinations, on one side, make quite a wilderness of ropes in that quarter
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:04:38.672Z
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