whalecraft

whalecraft

English

Etymology

whale +‎ -craft

Noun

whalecraft (uncountable)

1. The art and techniques of whaling.
   • 1997, Lance Edwin Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter, In pursuit of Leviathan (page 294)

     The last significant innovation in whalecraft combined characteristics of the harpoon and the whaling gun.