Usually means: Whale drags boat after harpooning.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Nantucket sleigh ride)

noun:  (idiomatic) An instance of the dragging of a whaleboat across the surface of a body of water by a harpooned whale.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) 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.

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