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whale catcher

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whale catcher
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a vessel engaged in the actual harpooning of whales


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These corvettes - which were named after flowers - were based on whale catchers and were small and cheap to build.
Halfway through a powerful eyes-to-the-floor set, their singer, a cross between Flock Of Seagulls and a viking whale catcher, said: "I wrote this song when I was 16, I'm now 18 and it's called 17.
In the whale catchers you spent four hours on and four hours off duty.
 
 
 
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