monkey-rope
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- _kg_layer
- 0
- connection_points
- Queequeg's belt, Ishmael's belt
- description
- A long cord or rope, technically used in the fishery, that connects the harpooneer on the whale to a person on the ship, ensuring safety.
- function
- safety tether
- metaphor
- Siamese ligature
Relationships
- attached toQueequeg's Canvas Belt
- description
- One end of the monkey-rope was securely fastened to Queequeg's wide canvas belt.
- source
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- source_text
- fast to Queequeg’s broad canvas belt
- attached toIshmael's Leather Belt
- description
- The other end of the monkey-rope was securely fastened to Ishmael's narrow leather belt.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- and fast to my narrow leather one
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:07.368Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk