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whalebone (n.)

also whale-bone, c. 1200, from whale (n.) + bone (n.).

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Definitions of whalebone from WordNet

whalebone (n.)
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets;
Synonyms: baleen
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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