specksioneer

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

specktioneer

Etymology[edit]

From speck.

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun[edit]

specksioneer (plural specksioneers)

(dated or historical) A chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber, of the whale.

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