Both Uses of
predecessor
in
Moby Dick
- The second Emir lounges about the rigging awhile, and then slightly shaking the main brace, to see whether it will be all right with that important rope, he likewise takes up the old burden, and with a rapid "Dinner, Mr. Flask," follows after his predecessors.†
Chpt 34-36
- Perhaps he got it as his scientific predecessor in the same field, Desmarest, got one of his authentic abortions; that is, from a Chinese drawing.†
Chpt 55-57 *
Definition:
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(predecessor) one who precedes another in time -- such as the previous mayor relative to the current mayor