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tryworks — noun plural Date: 1792 a brick furnace in which try pots are placed; also the furnace with the pots … New Collegiate Dictionary
tryworks — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural Etymology: try (I) + works : a brick furnace in which try pots are placed; also : the furnace with the pots * * * /truy werrks /, n.pl. (in whaling) a furnace in which a kettle (try … Useful english dictionary
History of whaling — The history of whaling is very extensive, stretching back for millennia. This article discusses the history of whaling up to the commencement of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. Prehistoric to… … Wikipedia
Charles W. Morgan (ship) — Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Seaport, CT Career (United States) … Wikipedia
Taiaroa Head — lies three kilometres to the south.The cape is home to a lighthouse, built in 1864, and a colony of over 100 Northern Royal Albatrosses, which established itself in 1919cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your town/dunedin/19806/albatross colony… … Wikipedia
Jim Couza — is an American hammered dulcimer player born in Massachusetts, and resident in England since 1982. In addition to the hammered dulcimer, Couza also plays Appalachian dulcimer and guitar. He has made several recordings, both solo and with the D… … Wikipedia
Butler Point Whaling Museum — is located at Hihi, near Mangonui in New Zealand’s Doubtless Bay, a centre for whaling fleets in the 1820s 1850s.The museum comprises the house built in the 1840s by early settler William Butler, an earlier Church Missionary Society house from… … Wikipedia
Fairhaven, Svalbard — Fairhaven generally speaking is the area between Amsterdam and Danskøya and the mainland, while specifically it refers to the sound between Danskøya and the mainland (Albert I Land), in particular the strait between Moseøya and Danskøya. The… … Wikipedia
Ytre Norskøya — (English: Outer Norway Island ) is an island on the northwest coast of Spitsbergen, part of the Svalbard archipelago.HistoryRemains of a whaling station exist on the southern side of the island, possibly rivaling Smeerenburg in size. The station… … Wikipedia
try-pot — /truy pot /, n. See under tryworks. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
