boat_equipment

thigh board

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
alias
clumsy cleat
description
A horizontal wooden piece in the bow of a whaleboat, also known as a 'clumsy cleat,' which Captain Ahab meticulously shaped to provide a brace for his knee when darting or stabbing at a whale.
function
knee brace

Relationships

  • referenced_byAhab
    context
    shaped
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
    source_text
    also the anxiety he evinced in exactly shaping the thigh board, or clumsy cleat, as it is sometimes called, the horizontal piece in the boat’s bow for bracing the knee against in darting or stabbing at the whale
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:12.366Z
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk

Metadata

Version
2
Created
3/2/2026
Updated
3/2/2026
Edited by
KG Extractor