grampus

He continues: “Water dog, grampus, grumpus, mollyhugger, horny head, devil dog.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2018

It h a menacing or amorous puff, similar to the grampus.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The chivalrous Mr. Pottle heaved up from his pillow like an irate grampus from the depths of a tank.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

"Then we ought to have Miss Di Tempest, if we have Hemsworth," said Sir Henry, blowing like a grampus, as his manner was in moments of inspiration.

From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Mary Cholmondeley

"Ah!" cries the boy, "was never seen A fish like that which broke my rod, Such weight, such breadth of scaly sheen, A sucking whale he might have been, A grampus or Newfoundland cod."

From A Century of Emblems by G. S. Cautley

Panting like grampuses, mopping their red faces, Sir Colin & posse then went back to their pews.

From Time Magazine Archive

He saw the black fins of the grampuses cutting the water, and thought that they were sharks.

From Love's Pilgrimage by Upton Sinclair

"I suppose it is only some other pleasant adjunct of the charming spot you would select for a villa," said Grenfell; "perhaps the seals or the grampuses are musical."

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever

To this group belong the sperm-whale, and the various forms of bottle-noses, black-fish, grampuses, narwhals, dolphins, porpoises, &c.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

The last syllable was no sooner out of my mouth than tea, coffee, and chocolate was out of theirs, all spirting different ways just like so many young grampuses.

From Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat