- whalebone as a noun:
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whalebone
noun
1 whalebone
A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets.
synonym: baleen.
Roget 325: elasticity, springiness, spring, resilience, renitency, buoyancy. rubber, India rubber, Indian rubber, latex, caoutchouc, whalebone, gum elastic, baleen, ... show more
Dutch: balein
Polish: fiszbin
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