| 词汇 | nantucket sleigh-ride |
| 词源 | Nantucket sleigh-ride. This old expression refers to a whaleboat fastened to a whale, which runs off furiously, towing the boat behind it. Such Nantucket sleigh-rides, often lasting for miles, are described in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick (1850) and other great books of the sea. |
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