 ... of the boat, for the purpose. Such is the friction of the line, when running round the bollard, that it frequently envelopes the harpooner in smoke ; and if the wood were not repeatedly wetted, would probably set fire to the boat.  Facts in Chemistry - Page 25by William Laver - 1842 - 92 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...possible, the flight of the whale, it is usual for the harpooner who strikes it, to cast one, two, or more turns of the line round a kind of post called a bollard; which is fixed within ten or twelve inches of the stern of the boat for the purpose. Such... | |
 | William Scoresby - Arctic regions - 1820 - 632 pages
...possible, the flight of the whale, it is usual for the harpooner, who strikes it, to cast one, two, or more turns of the line round a kind of post called a bollard; which is fixed within ten or twelve inches of the stem of the boat, for the purpose. Such... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - Arctic regions - 1831 - 552 pages
...and lines are sometimes all lost together. In such cases, to retard the whale as much as possible, it is usual for the harpooner to cast one or more turns of the line round a kind of post called a bollard, which is fixed at the bow of the boat for that purpose. The friction of the line would set... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pages
...possible, the flight of the whale, and to secure the lines, it is usual for the harpooner to cast one, two, or more turns of the line round a kind of post, called a bollard, which is fixed within ten or twelve inches of the stern of the boat for tho purpose. Such... | |
 | Mark Forrester - Aztec children - 1854 - 366 pages
...drawn under the waves. Sometimes, however, to retard its motion, a turn of the rope is cast around a kind of post, called the bollard, which is fixed near the stern of the boat for that purpose ; and such is the velocity and friction of the line, that it frequently envelopes the... | |
 | Mark Forrester - American poetry - 1855 - 358 pages
...drawn under the waves. Sometimes, however, to retard its motion, a turn of the rope is cast around a kind of post, called the bollard, which is fixed near the stern of the boat for that purpose ; and such is the velocity and friction of the line, that it frequently envelopes the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Commerce - 1845 - 354 pages
...off. But to retard as much as possible his flight, it is usual for the harpooner to cast one, two, or more turns of the line round a kind of post called a bollard. Such is the friction of the line when running round the bollard, that it frequently envelops... | |
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