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08 Jun, 16:22:51
- Harpooneer - a person who uses a harpoon to hunt whales (p. 9)
- Pequod - the name of the ship that Ishmael and Queequeg join (p. 16)
- Nantucket - the island where the Pequod sets sail from (p. 16)
- Quahaug - a type of clam that is used as bait for fishing (p. 18)
- Sagamore - a Native American chief or leader (p. 19)
- Sperm whale - a type of whale that is hunted for its valuable oil (p. 21)
- Blubber - the layer of fat beneath a whale’s skin that is used to make oil (p. 22)
- Ahab - the captain of the Pequod who is obsessed with hunting the white whale (p. 28)
- Starbuck - the first mate of the Pequod who opposes Ahab’s quest for revenge (p. 29)
- Queequeg - a harpooneer from the South Pacific who becomes Ishmael’s friend and shipmate (p. 32)
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