druggs
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- construction
- two thick squares of wood, line attached
- description
- Curious contrivances, originally invented by Nantucket Indians, consisting of two thick squares of wood used to fetter whales by creating enormous drag.
- inventor
- Nantucket Indians
Relationships
- are used onGallied Whales
- description
- Druggs are specifically employed when whales are frightened or agitated, making them more effective.
- source
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- source_text
- It is chiefly among gallied whales that this drugg is used
- damagesWhaleboat
- description
- One of the druggs malfunctions, causing significant damage to the boat by tearing out a seat.
- source
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- source_text
- it caught under one of the seats of the boat, and in an instant tore it out and carried it away
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:21.418Z
- source
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