whalebone

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English

Definitions

noun

The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

Related words

Synonyms

baleen whales whalebone whale baleen whale toothless whale fishbone white horse whalefeed bone whale barnacle pin bone whalemeat featherbone pinbone whalefish buckler

Associated

whisker nags corset waxy walrus foal laced whaling hoops sired casket

Rhymes

tailbone tail bone pale bone whale bone

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