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whaleboning

n. reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset

Usage examples of "whaleboning".

Yes,' thinks I, 'it was only a playful cudgelling--in fact, only a whaleboning that he gave me--not a base kick.

Yes,” thinks I,“it was only a playful cudgelling — in fact, only a whaleboning that he gave me — not a base kick.

Yes,' thinks I, 'it was only a playful cudgelling—in fact, only a whaleboning that he gave me—not a base kick.