A Whaling Community Vocab Flashcards
an agent
a person who works for the captain and gets a crew together for a whaling journey
the hustle and bustle
the busy activities
a mansion
a very large and fancy home
a widow
a woman whose husband has died
a contract
a written agreement between two people
the galley
the ship’s kitchen
Portugal
a country on the southwestern coast of Europe
to loom
to appear large and dangerous
blankets
long pieces of blubber
“Bible leaves”
smaller pieces of blubber
a lady ship
a ship with the captain’s wife and children aboard
a greasy ship
a ship with lots of whale oil on board
the equator
an imaginary line that splits the earth into two halves- the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
textile
cloth that is woven or knitted
petroluem
a thick oil found deep in the ground used to make gasoline, heating oil, and other products (aka “black gold”)
