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- noun Plural form of
cachalot .
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Examples
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For one hour this wholesale massacre continued, from which the cachalots could not escape.
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At length the mass of cachalots broke up, the waves became quiet, and I felt that we were rising to the surface.
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The battle between the cachalots and the whales had already begun when the
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One could judge beforehand that the cachalots would be victorious, not only because they were better built for attack than their inoffensive adversaries, but also because they could remain longer under water without coming to the surface.
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Some terrified cachalots were flying towards the horizon.
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So in leisurely fashion we worked north, keeping, of course, a bright look-out all the way for straggling cachalots, but not seeing any.
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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We had hardly got well clear of the heads before we saw a school of cachalots away on the horizon, some twelve miles off the land to the southward.
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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There were a couple of "bay" whaling stations existing; but, of course, their success could not be expected to be great among the cachalots, who usually keep a respectful distance from harbours, while they had driven the right whales away almost entirely.
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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We found whales scarce and small, so, although we cruised in this vicinity for nearly two months, six small cow cachalots were all we were able to add to our stock, representing less then two hundred barrels of oil.
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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I am inclined now to believe that there are more and larger cachalots to be found in the Southern
The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales Frank T. Bullen 1886
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