person

charley coffin

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Properties

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description
An individual who offered a theory regarding the Narwhale's horn, suggesting it is used as an ice-piercer in the Polar Sea.
occupation_implied
sailor or whaler
theory_about_narwhale
horn used as ice-piercer

Relationships

  • suggests_purpose_forSea-unicorn's horn
    description
    Charley Coffin proposed that the Narwhale uses its horn to break through ice when surfacing in the Polar Sea.
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    Charley Coffin said it was used for an ice-piercer; for the Narwhale, rising to the surface of the Polar Sea, and finding it sheeted with ice, thrusts his horn up, and so breaks through
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    2026-03-02T00:08:19.386Z
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