捕鲸
Whaling \Whal"ing\, a. Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel. Whaling \Whal"ing\, n. The hunting of whales. Whala \Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whaling}.] [Cf. {Wale}. ] To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Halliwell. Bartlett.