Both Uses of
sinecure
in
Moby Dick
- By some writers this office is called a sinecure.†
Chpt 88-90 *
- Be it said, that in this vocation of whaling, sinecures are unknown; dignity and danger go hand in hand; till you get to be Captain, the higher you rise the harder you toil.†
Chpt 109-111
Definitions:
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(1)
(sinecure) a paid position that involves minimal duties
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus