crotch whaling tool
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- description
- A specific notched wooden stick, approximately two feet in length, inserted perpendicularly into the starboard gunwale of a whaleboat to serve as a rest for harpoons.
- form
- notched stick
- insertion_point
- starboard gunwale near the bow
- length
- two feet
- purpose
- furnishing a rest for harpoon
Relationships
- holdsHarpoon
- description
- The crotch is designed to provide a ready rest for the harpoon, making it instantly accessible to the hurler.
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- furnishing a rest for the wooden extremity of the harpoon, whose other naked, barbed end slopingly projects from the prow
- holdsFirst Iron
- description
- Two harpoons, including the First Iron, are customarily kept resting in the crotch, ready for use.
- source
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- source_text
- It is customary to have two harpoons reposing in the crotch, respectively called the first and second irons
- holdsSecond Iron
- description
- Two harpoons, including the Second Iron, are customarily kept resting in the crotch, ready for use.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- It is customary to have two harpoons reposing in the crotch, respectively called the first and second irons
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:20.516Z
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