Nantucket sleigh rides

Noun

Nantucket sleigh ride (plural Nantucket sleigh rides)

1. (idiomatic) An instance of the dragging of a whaleboat across the surface of a body of water by a harpooned whale.
   • If we can fasten a good fish tomorrow when you are with us," said the captain of the New Bedford whaling bark Morning Star to me, "I will try to give you a Nantucket sleigh ride."1905 December 31, A. B. Hawser, “My Nantucket sleigh ride”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 22 Aug 2013, page SM10
2. (broadly, idiomatic) An instance of the dragging of a boat (especially a small one) by an aquatic creature or vessel attached to it by a rope or other line.
   • They said they planned to hook the shark with a gaff and go for a "Nantucket sleigh ride."1974, Peter Benchley, Jaws (2012 Random House edition), p. 89 (Google preview)