specksioneer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From speck.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

specksioneer (plural specksioneers)

  1. (dated or historical) A chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber, of the whale.
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