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Whaling - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Whaling : \Whal"ing\, a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a
whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Whaling : \Whal"ing\, n.
The hunting of whales.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Whala \Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whaling.] [Cf. Wale. ]
To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov.
Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Halliwell. Bartlett.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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