whalebones

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A form of whalebone — The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of whalebone
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whalebones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whalebones

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Chicago

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