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variants: or cutting-in stage

Definition of cutting stage

: a stage rigged over the side of a whaler to support men engaged in cutting blubber

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“Cutting stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutting%20stage. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.

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