whittle the whalebone

verb

To masturbate.

Meanings

verbwhittle the whalebone (third-person singular simple present whittles the whalebone, present participle whittling the whalebone, simple past and past participle whittled the whalebone)

present singular third person whittles the whalebone · participle present whittling the whalebone · participle past whittled the whalebone · past whittled the whalebone

  1. slangvulgarTo masturbate.

    Both “whittling the whalebone” and “polishing the pearl” are so ingrained in our DNA that infants have been known to handle their business long before it's open for business.

    2010, Kristen Schaal, Rich Blomquist, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 64
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