sea-sarpint's

Updated: July 10, 2025

There's the harpoon in her, and you have got her at the end of your line, and you're waiting for her with your lances ready to put her out of her misery. But even if you have got a few shot in her, a sea-sarpint's different sort of cattle altogether, and I didn't like the looks of this 'ere one at all. She came up quite vicious-like to look after us. You see her eye, Mr Rodd, sir?

George Manville Fenn - The Ocean Cat's Paw: The Story of a Strange Cruise