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noun
A large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from cetaceans (such as whales and dolphins), from pinnipeds (such as walruses and seals), and (historically, to a lesser extent) from penguins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From try (“to extract oil from whale blubber”) + pot.
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