·noun 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.
1) South out of Moorgate Street Buildings to Telegraph Street and Whalebone Passage, leading into To...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
North out of Tokenhouse Yard, a narrow footway (L.C.C. List, 1912). Leading into Whalebone Court, M...
n. i.q. mint-tree (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
See Half Moon Court. ...