whalery en · NOUN
Etymology
From whale + -ery.
Meanings
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A whale fishery.
David Lillies testified that the whalery had ill success because Dubrois took the sloop up the River and the whale was consequently lost.
1897, Lewis Townsend Stevens, The History of Cape May County, New Jersey:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whaleries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |