weapon

sword

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
characteristic
keen
description
A sharp boarding-sword used by Queequeg during the rescue of Tashtego to cut a large hole in the interior of the whale's head, facilitating the extraction.
owner
Queequeg
purpose_in_text
cutting hole for rescue

Relationships

  • referenced_byQueequeg
    context
    uses
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
    source_text
    Queequeg with his keen sword had made side lunges near its bottom, so as to scuttle a large hole there
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:18.396Z
    source
    Sourcetext_chunk
  • same_as01KJNXM7WE1XJ66BDSGBRXEJN7
    confidence
    1
    detected_at
    2026-03-02T00:10:40.454Z
    detected_by
    kg-dedupe-resolver
    reasoning
    The source entity is described as a 'sharp boarding-sword used by Queequeg... to cut a large hole in the interior of the whale's head'. Candidate 5 is labeled 'boarding-sword', described as a 'long, keen weapon used by harpooneers to dexterously slice holes'. Queequeg is a harpooneer, and cutting a large hole is a specific instance of slicing holes. The 'keen' characteristic is also shared. All key attributes and functions align.