Whaling

·noun The hunting of whales.

II. Whaling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Whala.

III. Whaling ·adj Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.

whaling
A lashing; a beating. But it is possible that we may, at some future time, go to war with England--...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.