Whalebone

What do we mean by whalebone?

The elastic, horny material forming the fringed plates that hang from the upper jaw of baleen whales and strain plankton from the water. noun

An object made of this material. noun

The elastic horny substance which grows in place of teeth in the upper jaw of whales of the family Balænidæ (hence called whalebone or bone whales), forming a series of thin parallel plates from a few inches to several feet long; baleen (which see). noun

Something made of whalebone or baleen; a piece of whalebone prepared for some regular use: as, the whalebones of a corset. noun

Specifically noun

In the middle ages, ivory from the narwhal, walrus, or other sea-creature, or supposed to be from such a source. See whale's bone, under whale, n. noun

Made of or containing whalebone.

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. 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 noun

A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets 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

A bump of ketamine that is so big it looks like a whalebone. Whalebones are big and white and so is this huge mound of animal tranquilizer. This usually leads to falling into a k-hole depending on your tolerance. Urban Dictionary

An adjectival noun (perhaps) describing primarily an impressively lengthy and girthy cock which happens to be attached to a really hot guy. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to whalebone:
whalebone, whale bone, whaleboat, whalesong, sharebone, whalebones, whales bone.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word whalebone:
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Words that rhyme with whalebone:
tailbone, tail bone, whale bone, pale bone.

Adjectives that are often used to describe whalebone:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective whalebone:
whales, club, hygrometer, blood, stiffening, plates, family, thongs.

Consonant match to whalebone:
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Words that sound like whalebone:
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