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feet long, and is used in removing scraps 
from the try -pots. For illustration, see 
fig. 3, p. 239. 
Skimming -slicks. — A phrase used by whale- 
men when employed in saving any small 
amount of fat from the entrails or from the 
exterior of the carcass after the blubber has 
been stripped off. 
Slumgullion. — The offal from the blubber of a 
whale. 
Small. — The posterior portion of a whale, be- 
tween the vent and caudal fin. 
Sounding. — Is the term signifying the descent 
of the wbale after being fastened to. 
Stern, or stern all. — Is the invariable order 
given to the whaleboat's crew, when it be- 
comes necessary to propel the boat stern 
foremost. 
Stirring - pole. — A wooden pole six or seven 
feet long, used to stir the blubber in the 
try -pots. See illustration, fig. 2, p. 239. 
Stopped. — To confine a rope, or ropes, usually 
by a smaller line, as, ' ' Stop the line to the 
'iron -pole"' (or harpoon staff), i. e., con- 
fine the line to the pole by passing one or 
more turns of twine, or rope-yarn, around 
both line and pole, and confining the ends 
by knotting them together. 
Suds. — The foam on the surface of the water 
caused by the violent actions of a whale in 
the course of its capture, as, "In order to 
get a good chance to kill the whale, you 
must keep close to the suds." 
Sweeping. — The action of a whale when wield- 
ing its flukes from side to side in an offen- 
sive or defensive manner, causing a great 
commotion on the water. 
Toggle. — A large wooden pin, about three feet 
long, and six or eight inches in diameter, 
with a swell or shoulder near the middle. 
It has a hole near one end, through which 
a rope is attached, which is termed the 
toggle -lanyard. This lanyard is used in 
handling or confining the toggle. See il- 
lustration, p. 234. 
Turning flukes. — The last action of a whale 
upon the surface of the water when making 
its descent beneath, which is to elevate its 
caudal fin in the air as the body assumes 
nearly a perpendicular attitude. 
Trying out. — To extract the oil from the blub- 
ber by boiling. 
White - horse. — An extremely tough and sin- 
ewy substance resembling blubber, but des- 
titute of oil, which lies between the upper 
jaw and junk of a Sperm "Whale. 
White -water. — The foam or spray caused by 
the violent actions of a whale. 
