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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Nautical, a keg taken on board a boat at sea for holding, along with a small reserve supply of bread, a lantern, and sometimes fireworks, to enable the crew to indicate their whereabouts in case of being separated from the ship at night.
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whaling terms
Terms defined in the glossary of Clifford W. Ashley's "Yankee Whaler".
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