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(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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whalebone'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whalebone.html. 1828.
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