Lexic.us

Definition of Black whale

1. Noun. Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school.

2. Noun. Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Whale

black tree fern black triangle black truffle black turnstone black up black urine black vomit black vulture black vultures black walnut

black walnut tree black wattle black weevil black whale (current term) black widow black widow spider black widow spider venom black widows black willow black woodpecker

black woodpeckers blackamoor blackamoors blackamore blackaviced blackavised blackback blackback flounder

Literary usage of Black whale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"In the black whale at Ascalon The landlord said, "I say, He's drinking of my date-juice wine Much more than he can pay!" In the black whale at Ascalon The ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The black whale, as its name implies, is usually entirely black, but some individuals have been reported as whitish or grayish on the throat and breast. ..."

3. Explanations and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts by M[atthew] F[ontaine] Maury (1851)
"... whales taken in the Polar sea were all of the Right or black whale species, of a deep black color, having head much longer than black whale usually has, ..."

4. Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet by George Bennett, Daniel Tyerman, London Missionary Society (1832)
"... —North-east Trade Wind—Sucking Fish-—Cross the Tropic of Cancer —Flying Fishes—The black whale—The Southern Cross—Whit- Monday—A Shark caught—Exploit of ..."

5. The Bermuda Islands: An Account of Their Scenery, Climate, Productions by Addison Emery Verrill (1902)
"Which species this may have been is quite uncertain, but it may well have been B. physalus L. (See fig. 44«.) c.—The Cape Whale ; black whale; Biscay Right ..."

6. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"In the black whale at Ascalon A man drank day by day, Till, limp aa any old sand bag, Upon the floor he lay. In the black whale at Ascalon The landlord said ..."

7. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"In the black whale at Ascalon The landlord said, "I say, He's drinking of my date-juice wine Much more than he can pay!" In the black whale at Ascalon The ..."

8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The black whale, as its name implies, is usually entirely black, but some individuals have been reported as whitish or grayish on the throat and breast. ..."

9. Explanations and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts by M[atthew] F[ontaine] Maury (1851)
"... whales taken in the Polar sea were all of the Right or black whale species, of a deep black color, having head much longer than black whale usually has, ..."

10. Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet by George Bennett, Daniel Tyerman, London Missionary Society (1832)
"... —North-east Trade Wind—Sucking Fish-—Cross the Tropic of Cancer —Flying Fishes—The black whale—The Southern Cross—Whit- Monday—A Shark caught—Exploit of ..."

11. The Bermuda Islands: An Account of Their Scenery, Climate, Productions by Addison Emery Verrill (1902)
"Which species this may have been is quite uncertain, but it may well have been B. physalus L. (See fig. 44«.) c.—The Cape Whale ; black whale; Biscay Right ..."

12. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"In the black whale at Ascalon A man drank day by day, Till, limp aa any old sand bag, Upon the floor he lay. In the black whale at Ascalon The landlord said ..."

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