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
Lauren['lɔ:rən]
Shila-Indian, Marathi
Gilchrist-Scottish
ÉAbhaAY-vaIrish
Franciska-Hungarian
Theodorathee-ə-DAWR-ə (English)English, Greek, Ancient Greek