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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 whale·bone /-ˌbon/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Whale·bone n. A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes.  See Baleen.
 Note: ☞ Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or Greenland, whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic, or southern, whale. It is prepared for manufacture by being softened by boiling, and dyed black.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 whalebone
      n : a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used
          as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn: baleen]