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tryworks

[ trahy-wurks ]

plural noun

  1. (in whaling) a furnace in which a kettle try-pot is placed for rendering blubber.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tryworks1

1785–95; try + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishmentâ€)
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But James P. Delgado, senior vice president of Search Inc., a firm that manages cultural resources such as archaeological sites and artifacts, was interested in this one because the description from the oil contractor mentioned a tryworks, a type of furnace unique to whaling vessels.

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Bottles believed to date to the early 1800s are visible around Industry, but no ship's nameplate; what appears to be modern fishing line lies near the metal tryworks used to produce oil from whale fat.

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Bottles believed to date to the early 1800s are visible around Industry, but no ship’s nameplate; what appears to be modern fishing line lies near the metal tryworks used to produce oil from whale fat.

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The first day out saw the dismantling of the tryworks; and broken bricks flew overside for half that day, all hands joining in the sport of it.

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There was a group of men by the tryworks; and Dan'l strolled that way.

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