grampus

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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 governor will blow like an old grampus, I know he will—well, we must stop till he gets his wind again.

From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace

“And how do you know a grampus does?” asked McBain, smiling.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon

The sea was full of white whales, narwhals, and grampus.

From The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? by Scott, G. Firth