lays
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- The system of payment in the whaling business where crew members receive a proportioned share of the voyage's net profits rather than fixed wages, with shares determined by the importance of duties.
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- profit-sharing system
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- I was already aware that in the whaling business they paid no wages; but all hands, including the captain, received certain shares of the profits called _lays_
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- in the whaling business they paid no wages; but all hands, including the captain, received certain shares of the profits called _lays_
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- drawing forth the ship’s articles, placed pen and ink before him, and seated himself at a little table. I began to think it was high time to settle with myself at what terms I would be willing to engage for the voyage. I was already aware that in the whaling business they paid no wages; but all hands, including the captain, received certain shares of the profits called _lays_
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- 2026-03-02T00:07:25.889Z
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