blubber
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And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
The daughter of a disgraced house, Valya isn’t content to accept her family’s banishment to a life peddling whale fur and blubber.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024
On the business end, there is a 3cm metal tip that plucks a piece of skin and blubber from the whale’s body.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024
They swim slowly and near shore, have thick blubber and float when killed, according to Jessica Crance, a research biologist with the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
Through the remainder of the day and night, they slept and ate, keeping the fire going in the stove with the blubber from four more seals they slaughtered on the beach.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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