Not P but Moby-Dick (93)

[Mike Jing]

That's how it is on a normal whale-ship. However, this is a whale-ship that
was fully loaded with oil and heading home. And if it's suspended the usual
way, why would it be at all notable?


On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 2:05 AM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think the bottom is down in readiness to be lowered into the water
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 12:45 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From Chapter 115:
> >
> > The three men at her mast-heads wore long streamers of narrow red bunting
> > at their hats; from the stern, a whale-boat was suspended, bottom down;
> and
> > hanging captive from the bowsprit was seen the long lower jaw of the last
> > whale they had slain.
> >
> > Does "bottom down" here mean upside down?
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