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Language: Old English
Origin: hwæl

whale

1 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
whale1 [countable]
1HBA a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a mammal
2

have a whale of a time

informal to enjoy yourself very much
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