harpooneers
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- allegiance
- swore an oath to Ahab
- description
- A select group of valiant crew members on Ahab's ship, chosen to participate in a solemn, binding ritual against Moby Dick.
- dining_style
- care-free license and ease
- members
- Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo
- number
- three
- role
- weapon specialists
- social_status
- inferior fellows
Relationships
- dine_inPequod's Cabin
- description
- The three harpooneers are invited to feast in the Pequod's cabin after the officers have departed.
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- And then the three harpooneers were bidden to the feast
- includeQueequeg
- description
- Queequeg is identified as one of the three harpooneers who dine in the Pequod's cabin.
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- source_text
- Such portentous appetites had Queequeg and Tashtego
- includeTashtego
- description
- Tashtego is identified as one of the three harpooneers who dine in the Pequod's cabin.
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- source_text
- Such portentous appetites had Queequeg and Tashtego
- includeDaggoo
- description
- Daggoo is identified as one of the three harpooneers, known for his sudden humor and actions.
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- source_text
- And once Daggoo, seized with a sudden humor
- carryWhetstones
- description
- The harpooneers carry whetstones in their pockets for sharpening their lances and other weapons, a sound that unnerves Dough-Boy.
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- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Nor did the whetstone which the harpooneers carried in their pockets
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:07:48.963Z
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- holdHarpoon
- description
- The harpooneers stand with their harpoons in hand during Ahab's ritual on deck.
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- source_text
- with their harpoons in their hands
- drinkFiery Waters
- description
- The harpooneers are commanded to drink the fiery waters from the harpoon sockets as part of the oath.
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- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- Drink, ye harpooneers! drink and swear
- swear_vengeance_againstMoby Dick
- description
- As part of the ritual, the harpooneers drink and swear an oath to bring about Moby Dick's death.
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- source_text
- drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat’s bow—Death to Moby Dick!
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:07.715Z
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