Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Spermaceti or matter from the head of the whale: formerly so called by the Dutch and English whalers.

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Examples

  • "zone_info": "huffpost. living/blog; featured-posts = 1; living = 1; nickname = patt-morrison; entry_id = 63906; injured-whale = 1; whale-shot = 1",

    Patt Morrison: That's a Whale of an Excuse 2008

  • "zone_info": "huffpost. living/blog; featured-posts = 1; living = 1; nickname = jeff-dorchen; entry_id = 66334; injured-whale = 1; whale-shot = 1; whale-watching = 1",

    Jeff Dorchen: Watch That Whale 2008

  • HPConfig. blog_id = 0; var ads_page_type = 'bpage'; var zone_info = "huffpost. living/blog; featured-posts = 1; living = 1; nickname = patt-morrison; entry_id = 63906; injured-whale = 1; whale-shot = 1"; if (top!

    Patt Morrison: That's a Whale of an Excuse 2008

  • HPConfig. blog_id = 0; var ads_page_type = 'bpage'; var zone_info = "huffpost. living/blog; featured-posts = 1; living = 1; nickname = jeff-dorchen; entry_id = 66334; injured-whale = 1; whale-shot = 1; whale-watching = 1"; if (top!

    Jeff Dorchen: Watch That Whale 2008

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