Not P but Moby-Dick (99)

[Mark Kohut]

a share of the whaling haul. Called a lay.

Each man received a “lay,” or percentage of the profits, instead of wages,
the size depending upon his status. The captain earned the ...





On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 2:14 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> From Chapter 126:
>
> We work by the month, or by the job, or by the profit; not for us to ask
> the why and wherefore of our work, unless it be too confounded cobbling,
> and then we stash it if we can.
>
> What does "work by the profit" mean exactly?
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