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Webster 1913 Edition
Whalebone
Whale′boneˊ
,Noun.
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
. ☞ 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Whalebone
WHALEBONE
,Noun.