Wiktionary
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.