Bible Dictionaries
Whaling

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whala

(2):

(n.) The hunting of whales.

(3):

(a.) Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whaling'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whaling.html. 1828.