Greenlandman
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A whaling ship, normally operating in the North Atlantic. historical
"In the year 1779, Ten guineas, being the Premium offered for an account of taking Whales by the Gun Harpoon, was adjudged to Captain Humphrey Foord of the Mancheſter Greenlandman[.]"
- 2 A male Greenlander. archaic
Example
More examples"In the year 1779, Ten guineas, being the Premium offered for an account of taking Whales by the Gun Harpoon, was adjudged to Captain Humphrey Foord of the Mancheſter Greenlandman[.]"
Etymology
From Greenland + -man.
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