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What does "sabbee" mean? I will pay in primo 1860 vintage spermacetti if anyone can tell me anything about this most welcoming and soft of words

>> No.10219590

>>10219576
Queequeg is Gungan, but was misdocumented by Melville.

It actually pronounced "meesa be"

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10219649

whaling be like

>> No.10219682

It's savvy, used as a verb, in Queequeg's savage diction.
Meaning agree or understand

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>>10219590
meesa want queequeg