2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Whalebone \Whale"bone`\, n. A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See {Baleen}. [1913 Webster] Note: Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or Greenland, whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic, or southern, whale. It is prepared for manufacture by being softened by boiling, and dyed black. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: whalebone n : a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: {baleen}]
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