Meaning whalebone
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whalebonealso whale-bone, c. 1200, from whale (n.) + bone (n.).
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whaleboneIn the 1278 accounts of Edward I for the tournament held at Windsor, weapons of whalebone are mentioned alongside the cuirboille
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whaleboneTo see or work with whalebone in your dreams, you still form an alliance which will afford you solid benefit.
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whalebone(n) a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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whaleboneWhite as whalebone. Our forefathers seemed to confuse the walrus with the whale; ivory was made from the teeth of the walrus, and “white as whalebone” is really a blunder for  [..]
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whaleboneThe bone of whale, it is sometimes used for carving when it has become fossilized. New whalebone leaks oil and will break if carved, so it must be aged at least 75 years before an artist works with it [..]
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