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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!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jewell | | JOOL | English |
Bullock | | ['bulək] | |
Justin | | JUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French) | English, French, Slovene |
Bethel | | BETH-əl (English) | Biblical |
Leroy | | LEE-roi | English |
Duri | | - | Korean |