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whaling
[ hwey-ling, wey- ]
noun
- the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
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The source of the whaling gave all appearances of legitimacy and trustworthiness.
whaling
/ ˈweɪlɪŋ /
noun
- the work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc
adverb
- informal.(intensifier)
a whaling good time
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- anti·whaling adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whaling1
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Example Sentences
His great grandfather sailed from Cape Verde and was involved in the whaling industry of Nantucket Island, Mass.
The Japanese will have to give up whaling “research” that killed many hundreds of the huge sea mammals each year.
The Court concluded that the hunts are actually whaling expeditions, not scientific research as Japan has claimed for many years.
Many argued that the feasibility study itself was commercial whaling.
I do have a certain amount of moral discomfort because of the situation with whaling.
And as for this other thing—the industrial side of it: that's a large order; a whaling big order.
The business isn't what it was; in the old days whale-oil was worth a great deal and whaling was a good business.
Well, if the oil is replaced and whalebone has no value, what is to be got out of whaling now, then?
But Portsmouth is not the place for whaling vessels, not one such being there.
Five new whalers are to be added to the whaling fleet of Peterhead next season.
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