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Whale :: Whale (n.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone..

Whalebone :: Whalebone (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen..

Press :: Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes..

Embale :: Embale (v. t.) To make up into a bale or pack.

Steeve :: Steeve (v. t.) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b)..

Baleen :: Baleen (n.) Plates or blades of whalebone, from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth..

Bale :: Bale (n.) Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.

Pack :: Pack (v. i.) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation..

Ceroon :: Ceroon (n.) A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc..

Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods..

Bowhead :: Bowhead (n.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balaena mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale..

Sarplar :: Sarplar (n.) A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or 2,240 pounds, in weight..

Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.

Arbalest :: Arbalest (n.) Alt. of Arbalis.

Package :: Package (n.) A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods..

Baleful :: Baleful (a.) Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad.

Arbalester :: Arbalester (n.) Alt. of Arbaliste.

Stow :: Stow (v. t.) To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves..

Balearic :: Balearic (a.) Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia..

Bale :: Bale (v. t.) See Bail, v. t., to lade..

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