whalebone
noun/ˈweɪlbəʊn/
/ˈweɪlbəʊn/
[uncountable]- a thin, hard substance found in the upper jaw of some types of whale, used in the past to make some clothes stiffer
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
whalebone