whaleboning

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noun

reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset

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Meanings

nounwhaleboning (usually uncountable, plural whalebonings)

plural whalebonings

  1. uncountableusuallyreinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset

Origin

From whalebone + -ing.

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APA

whaleboning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleboning

MLA

“whaleboning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleboning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whaleboning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleboning.

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