Nantucket sleigh ride



Nantucket sleigh ride

An instance of a whaling ship that has hooked a whale and thus is being pulled by it. We're going on a Nantucket sleigh ride today, boys—I can feel it! There's a whale out there just waiting for our harpoons!
See also: ride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Andjela-Serbian
IshmaelISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English)Biblical
Gibbons['gibənz]
SewardSOO-ərdEnglish
DonnyDAHN-eeEnglish
Gerard['dʒera:d]