Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whaleboning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whale-bon-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset

Uncountable

Etymology

From whalebone + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whalebone

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

whalebonings (plural)

Questions

What does whaleboning mean?: reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset
Where does whaleboning come from?: From whalebone + -ing.

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