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
JewellJOOLEnglish
Bullock['bulək]
JustinJUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French)English, French, Slovene
BethelBETH-əl (English)Biblical
LeroyLEE-roiEnglish
Duri-Korean