Look up: whalebone

1. whalebone
   [n] - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
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2. whalebone
   curved, horny blade with a kind of fringe Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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3. Whalebone
   Whale'bone` 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 ...
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4. whalebone
   baleen noun 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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5. Whalebone
   • (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.
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6. whalebone
   series of stiff keratinous plates in the mouths of baleen whales, used to strain plankton from seawater. Whalebone was once important in the ... [5 related articles]
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7. Whalebone
   Comb-like plates hanging from the upper jaw of some large whales, used to filter small prey from the water. Otherwise known as baleen.
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8. whalebone
   whalebone: see whale.
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9. Whalebone
   [horse] Whalebone (1807 – 6 February 1831) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1810 Epsom Derby and was a successful sire of racehorses and broodmares in the 1820s. Whalebone and his full-brother Whisker were produced by the prolific and important broodmare Penelope, and they...
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