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
NiiloNEE:-loFinnish
Thiemo-German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
SepiSE-peeFinnish
Alte (2)-Frisian
Sakshi-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
CamronKAM-rənEnglish (Modern)