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- DictionaryWhal·ing/ˈ(h)wāliNG/
noun
- 1. the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone: "a ban on whaling"
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Hunting of whales
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD. By the 16th century, it had become the principal industry in the Basque coastal regions of Spain and France. The whaling industry spread throughout the world an... Wikipedia
