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Whaling
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noun
1.
any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
2.
Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe.
3.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Cetus.
verb (used without object)
4.
to engage in whaling or whale fishing.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæl; cognate with German Wal- in Walfisch, Old Norse hvalr; perhaps akin to Latin squalus kind of fish
before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæl; cognate with German Wal- in Walfisch, Old Norse hvalr; perhaps akin to Latin squalus kind of fish
Origin:
1780–90; origin uncertain
1780–90; origin uncertain
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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