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whittle the whalebone en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (of a male, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
    • Both “whittling the whalebone” and “polishing the pearl” are so ingrained in our DNA that infants have been known to handle their business long before it's open for business. 2010, Kristen Schaal, Rich Blomquist, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 64:

Forms

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whittled the whalebone Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
whittled the whalebone Tense=Past lexicographic
whittles the whalebone Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
whittling the whalebone Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic