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grindadrap

grindadrap noun: a traditional Faroese hunting technique, by which whales and dolphins are herded into shallow bays to be beached, killed, and butchered.

Noun

grindadrap (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Faroese hunting technique, by which whales and dolphins are herded into shallow bays to be beached, killed, and butchered.

Questions about grindadrap

What does grindadrap mean?
Grindadrap means a traditional Faroese hunting technique, by which whales and dolphins are herded into shallow bays to be beached, killed, and butchered.
What part of speech is grindadrap?
Grindadrap is a noun.

Words near grindadrap in the dictionary

  1. grind to a halt
  2. grind up
  3. grindabilities
  4. grindability
  5. grindable
  6. grindadrap
  7. grindage
  8. grindal worm
  9. grindal worms
  10. grindcore
  11. grinde

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