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Definition
talk — typically empty talk or flattery
- "Come, come, Captain Bildad; stop palavering,—away!" and with that, Peleg hurried him over the side, and both dropt into the boat.Chapters 22-24 -- Merry Christmas; The Lee Shore; The Advocate (42% in)
There are no more uses of "palaver" in Moby Dick.
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