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whaler
A big, strapping fellow. He's a whaler! said Rory; but his face is mighty little for his body and l...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
used specifically as slangfor a Sundowner (q.v.); one who cruises about.
1893. `Sydney Morning Herald,' Aug. 12, p. 8. col. 8:
«The nomad, the `whaler,' it is who will find the new orderhostile to his vested interest of doing nothing.»
name given in Sydney to the Shark, Carcharias brachyurus, Gunth., which is not confined toAustralasia.
A big, strapping fellow. He's a whaler! said Rory; but his face is mighty little for his body and l...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.