Whale

[weɪl] or [wel]

Definition

(noun.) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head.

(verb.) hunt for whales.

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Definition

(n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.

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Definition

n. the common name of a cetaceous mammal the largest of sea-animals including the toothed whales such as Sperm Whale and Dolphin and the whalebone whales such as Right Whale and Rorqual in which the teeth are only embryonic.—v.i. to take whales.—ns. Whale′-back a boat whose maindecks are covered in and rounded for rough seas; Whale′-boat a long narrow boat used in the pursuit of whales; Whale′bone a light flexible substance consisting of the baleen plates of the Arctic and allied whales.—adj. made of whalebone.—ns. Whale′-calf a young whale—also Calf whale; Whale′-fish′er one engaged in whale-fishery or the hunting of whales; Whale′-fish′ery; Whale′-fish′ing; Whale′-line strong rope used for harpoon-lines in the whale-fishery; Whale′-louse a genus of Crustacea parasitic on the skin of Cetaceans; Whale′-man Whāl′er a person employed in whale-fishing; Whale′-oil oil obtained from the blubber of a whale; Whāl′er Whale′ship a ship employed in the whale-fishing; Whāl′ery whaling.—adj. Whāl′ing connected with whale-catching.—n. the business of catching whales.—ns. Whāl′ing-gun a contrivance for killing whales by means of a projectile; Whāl′ing-mas′ter the captain of a whaler; Whāl′ing-port a port where whalers are registered.—Whale's bone ivory.—Bull whale an adult male whale.

v.t. (slang) to thrash.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of seeing a whale approaching a ship, denotes that you will have a struggle between duties, and will be threatened with loss of property. If the whale is demolished, you will happily decide between right and inclination, and will encounter pleasing successes. If you see a whale overturn a ship, you will be thrown into a whirlpool of disasters.

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