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noun the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
Digital Technology . a phishing attempt by someone posing as a company’s attorney, CEO, vendor, or other authorized entity in order to scam a payroll department, corporate executive, etc., out of money or confidential information: The source of the whaling gave all appearances of legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Origin of whaling whale1 + -ing1 ;def. 1 was first recorded in 1680–90; def. 2 in 2010–15 (in the sense “hunting for a big fish/phish”)
OTHER WORDS FROM whaling an·ti·whal·ing, adjective Words nearby whaling whaler, whaler shark, Whales, whale shark, whalesucker, whaling , whaling port, wham, whammo, whammy, whanau
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Example sentences from the Web for whaling His great grandfather sailed from Cape Verde and was involved in the whaling industry of Nantucket Island, Mass.
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I do have a certain amount of moral discomfort because of the situation with whaling .
How to Think With Your Gut | Mindy Farabee| April 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The younger the respondent, the lower the support for whaling .
I’ll Have the Whale, Please: Japan’s Unsustainable Whale Hunts | Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky| February 5, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Bronstein makes an annual offer to send crews aboard the Japanese whaling fleet or even just interview representatives.
The Whale Wars Season Premiere | Andy Dehnart| June 2, 2011| DAILY BEAST
"We have the show that may be the closing note on whaling in the Southern Ocean," she said.
The Whale Wars Season Premiere | Andy Dehnart| June 2, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Whaling is done in three different ways: from canoes, from boats sent off by sailing ships, and from steamers direct.
Accordingly the most was made of the opportunities afforded by war for crushing the whaling industry.
American Merchant Ships and Sailors | Willis J. Abbot
Our first landing was at Lahaina, once the capital of the group and the rendezvous for all the whaling ships in the Pacific.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines | Isabel Anderson
And then two parties began to form, one in favour of whaling , and the other in favour of taking prizes.
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories | Louis Becke
Then it is hauled up with a steam winch and towed to a whaling station in some bay on the coast, where it is flitched.
From Pole to Pole | Sven Anders Hedin
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British Dictionary definitions for whaling noun the work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc
adverb informal (intensifier) a whaling good time
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