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Thick layer of animal body fat
Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds, penguins, sirenians, and polar bears. It was present
Blubber
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up blubber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized fat found under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds, and
Blubber_(disambiguation)
1974 children's novel by Judy Blume
Blubber is a children's novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. The narrator is Jill Brenner, a Pennsylvania fifth-grader who joins her classmates
Blubber_(novel)
First bubble gum formulation
Blibber-Blubber was the first bubble gum formulation, developed in 1906 by American confectioner Frank H. Fleer. The gum was brittle and sticky, with
Blibber-Blubber
Species of jellyfish
jellyfish is also known as the arctic red jellyfish, hair jelly, snottie, sea blubber or giant jellyfish. The taxonomy of the Cyanea species is not fully agreed
Lion's_mane_jellyfish
Species of jellyfish
also known as the jelly blubber or blue blubber jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish of the order Rhizostomeae. The jelly blubber is distinguishable by
Jelly_blubber
Oil obtained from the blubber of whales
Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. It was at one point an important fuel for illumination, as well as machine lubrication and other
Whale_oil
Place in British Columbia, Canada
Blubber Bay is an unincorporated settlement on the northern end of Texada Island at the bay of the same name in the northern Gulf of Georgia on the South
Blubber_Bay
American author (born 1938)
Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), Blubber (1974) and Double Fudge (2002). Blume's books have significantly contributed
Judy_Blume
Traditional Inuit and Chukchi food consisting of frozen whale skin and blubber
food of Inuit and other circumpolar peoples, consisting of whale skin and blubber. A part of Inuit cuisine, it is most often made from the bowhead whale
Muktuk
Process of harvesting blubber from whales
Flensing is the removing of the blubber or outer integument of whales, separating it from the animal's meat. Processing the blubber (the subcutaneous fat) into
Flensing
American animated television series
running. Lazy Luke (voiced by John Stephenson), a barefoot hillbilly, and Blubber Bear (vocal effects provided by John Stephenson), a timid, cry-baby brown
Wacky_Races_(1968_TV_series)
Informal classification of marine mammals, closely related to whales and porpoises
layer of blubber. Blubber differs from fat in that, in addition to fat cells, it contains a fibrous network of connective tissue. The blubber functions
Dolphin
Human hunting of sperm whales
whaling fleets. As with all the species targeted, the thick layer of fat (blubber) was flensed (removed from the carcass) and rendered, either on the whaling
Sperm_whaling
Seal meat is the flesh, including the blubber and organs, of seals used as food for humans or other animals. It is prepared in numerous ways, often being
Seal_meat
Shedding tears due to emotion or pain
crying are known as sobbing, weeping, wailing, whimpering, bawling, and blubbering. For crying to be described as sobbing, it usually has to be accompanied
Crying
1995 single by Regurgitator
"Blubber Boy" is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released as a radio single in Australia in 1995 promoting the band's second
Blubber_Boy
Furnace for rendering blubber into whale oil
A try-works, also try works and tryworks, is a furnace used to heat blubber from whales for the recovery of oil on a whaling ship. The try-works is located
Try-works
Official historic site of Antigua and Barbuda
Blubber Valley, also known as Mosquito Cove, is an official historic site in Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda. It was a sugar plantation established before
Blubber_Valley
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
a view of a whaling ship caught in ice while in the process of boiling blubber. Turner drew inspiration from Thomas Beale's book Natural History of the
Whalers_Entangled_in_Flaw_Ice
Phenomenon of a beached whale exploding due to explosives or decomposition
became "land-blubber newsmen [...] for the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds". The explosion caused large pieces of blubber to land near
Exploding_whale
Flesh of whales used for consumption by humans or other animals
of the animal: muscle (meat), organs (offal), skin (muktuk), and fat (blubber). There is relatively little demand for whale meat, compared to farmed
Whale_meat
American filmmaker (born 1946)
closing-night attraction at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, a venue not known for blubbering sentiment. At the end, as the little critter bade his farewells and the
Steven_Spielberg
Faroese drive hunting of whales and dolphins
The pilot whales that are not beached were historically stabbed in the blubber with a sharp hook, called a sóknarongul (a kind of gaff), and then pulled
Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands
Traditional oil lamp used by Arctic peoples
the Inuit, the Chukchi and the Yupik peoples. The fuel is seal-oil or blubber, and the lamp is made of soapstone. A qulliq is lit with a stick called
Qulliq
Traditional food of the Faroe Islands
Islands include skerpikjøt (a type of dried mutton), seafood, whale meat, blubber, garnatálg, Atlantic puffins, potatoes, and few fresh vegetables. Much
Faroese_cuisine
Informal group of large marine mammals
have a thick layer of blubber. In species that live near the poles, the blubber can be as thick as 11 inches (28 cm). This blubber can help with buoyancy
Whale
American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
November 13, 2023. Pahwa, Nitish (February 3, 2023). "Tucker Carlson's Whale Blubber". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved March 11, 2023. Rivard, Ry (January
Tucker_Carlson
Whalemeat and potato dish of the Faroe Islands
Denmark in the North Atlantic. Tvøst og spik consists of pilot whale meat, blubber and potatoes. The meat is prepared in different ways; it can be boiled
Tvøst_og_spik
Medical condition
also known as sealer's finger and spekkfinger (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), is an infection that afflicts the fingers of seal hunters and other
Seal_finger
Species of bird
Falkland Islands. This bird was exploited commercially in the past for its blubber, oil, meat, and feathers. Today it is fully protected. In 1778, the English
King_penguin
Species of mammal
takes a year for their blubber to develop and for their first-year pelage to grow. This transition from thick lanugo fur to blubber is important because
Harp_seal
Extinct genus of reptiles
one which preserved evidence of countershading (similar to most sharks), blubber and a raised, homeothermic metabolism. as well as a female speciman that
Stenopterygius
Culinary traditions of the Inuit
latter is able to feed an entire community for nearly a year from its meat, blubber, and skin. Inuit hunters most often hunt juvenile whales which, compared
Inuit_cuisine
Largest living species of dolphin
to 100 °F). Like most marine mammals, orcas have a layer of insulating blubber ranging from 7.6 to 10 cm (3.0 to 3.9 in) thick beneath the skin. The pulse
Orca
Species of whale found in the North Atlantic Ocean
behaviors, their tendencies to stay close to the coast, and their high blubber content (which makes them float when they are killed, and which produces
North_Atlantic_right_whale
Extinct Greenlandic-based contact language
to Northern Europeans, such as r and q, were lost. For example, orsoq 'blubber' became oksok 'bacon'. However, other sounds have since been lost from
West_Greenlandic_Pidgin
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
well adapted for diving to great depths. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in cold water, and, other than the walrus
Pinniped
2024 American animated film
as well as songs that are also featured in the film itself, including "Blubber Trouble" by Baraka May, "Pool Boys" by Pool Boys and Big Freedia, "3 C's
Thelma_the_Unicorn
Parvorder of cetaceans
deposits nor branched fatty chain acids in their blubber. Thus, more recent evolution of these complex blubber traits occurred after baleen whales and toothed
Toothed_whale
Coastal town in North Yorkshire, England
used in the corsetry trade until changes in fashion made them redundant. Blubber was boiled to produce oil for use in lamps in four oil houses on the harbourside
Whitby
Species of marine mammal with tusks
century and the early 20th century, walrus were widely hunted for their blubber, walrus ivory, leather, and meat; in this period, the walrus population
Walrus
Brand of bubble gum
Fleer had come up with his own bubble gum recipe under the name Blibber-Blubber in 1906, it was shelved due to its being too sticky and breaking apart
Dubble_Bubble
Species of carnivore
alternatively using blubber may be advantageous because water cannot penetrate blubber like it does with fur, therefore blubber can insulate the seals
Hooded_seal
Order of aquatic herbivorous mammals
that act as ballast to counteract the buoyancy of their blubber. They have a thin layer of blubber and consequently are sensitive to temperature fluctuations
Sirenia
Place in British Columbia, Canada
population of approximately 362 people. The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay. Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company
Van_Anda,_British_Columbia
Species of large lamniform shark
study concluded that a white shark liver is more energy-rich than whale blubber. White sharks appear to have strong immune systems and can tolerate high
Great_white_shark
Hand tool for chopping, digging, and prying
Mattocks made of whalebone were used for tasks including flensing – stripping blubber from the carcass of a whale – by the broch people of Scotland and by the
Mattock
him preach an admonishing sermon to the sharks gorging themselves on its blubber. The ship's blacksmith. Ahab has Perth forge a special harpoon that he
List_of_Moby-Dick_characters
Hunting of whales
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial
Whaling
Genus of aquatic carnivores
prey source. Elephant seals are shielded from extreme cold more by their blubber than by fur. Their hair and outer layers of skin molt in large patches
Elephant_seal
Service in British Columbia, Canada
Retrieved June 16, 2025. "Texada (Blubber Bay) - Comox (Little River) direct service pilot". bcferries.com. "Texada (Blubber Bay) - Comox (Little River) direct
BC_Ferries
Parvorder of mammal
well adapted for diving to great depths. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in the cold water. Although baleen whales
Baleen_whale
1851 novel by Herman Melville
various harvested whale parts: liquifying congealed spermaceti, boiling blubber, decanting warm oil into casks, and stowing them in cargo. Ahab interprets
Moby-Dick
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
porpoises to low water areas where they could be slaughtered. As the whale blubber was used for lamps, indoors and outdoors, the arrival of electricity made
Middelfart
Class of animals with milk-producing glands
marine mammals require a thick hypodermis (blubber) for insulation, and right whales have the thickest blubber at 20 inches (51 cm). Although other animals
Mammal
Species of marine mammal
square centimetre (1,000,000 per square inch) – as they do not have a blubber layer, while their oil glands help matt down their fur and keep it from
Sea_otter
Mass of fat found in all toothed whales
melon tend to be of lower molecular weight and more saturated than the blubber. The melons of the Delphinidae (dolphins) and Physeteroidea (sperm whales)
Melon_(cetacean)
Small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae
diving to great depths. As all cetaceans, they have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep them warm in cold water. Porpoises are abundant
Porpoise
Extinct species of marine mammal
dugong (Dugong dugon) is the sole living member. It had a thicker layer of blubber than other members of the order, an adaptation to the cold waters of its
Steller's_sea_cow
State of Australia
resorting to scraping seaweed off rocks and scavenging washed-up whale blubber from the shore to survive. A smaller colony was established at Port Dalrymple
Tasmania
17th-century whaling station in Svalbard, Norway
the large (ca. 2-3m diameter) copper kettles in which the blubber was rendered. Leftover blubber was used as fuel for the fires. The site of Smeerenburg
Smeerenburg
Species of Arctic dwelling marine mammal
oogruk. The Inuit preferred the ringed seal for food and blubber; the meat was eaten and the blubber burnt in the kudlik (stone lamp). The skin of the bearded
Bearded_seal
Commercial hunting of whales in the United States
spermaceti oil, and whalebone. Whale oil was the result of "trying-out" whale blubber by heating in water. It was a primary lubricant for machinery, whose expansion
Whaling_in_the_United_States
Medium-sized toothed whale species
favourable inlets. Newborn calves begin their lives with a thin layer of blubber. The blubber thickens as they nurse their mother's milk, which is rich in fat;
Narwhal
Whale that died at sea and floated to shore
the term "drift whale" focuses on the benefits of its carcass – meat, blubber, fat, and other products – to the people who claimed it. Nowadays, when
Drift_whale
Indigenous people of Alaska, U.S.
member of an Iñupiat community, as the animal is butchered and its meat and blubber are allocated according to a traditional formula. Even city-dwelling relatives
Iñupiat
Waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales
a different composition from common whale oil, obtained from rendered blubber. Although it is traditionally called an "oil", it is technically a liquid
Sperm_oil
Topics referred to by the same term
Spic and Span, a U.S. household cleanser Grind og spik, a whale meat and blubber dish of the Faroe Islands Spähpanzer SP I.C., a 1956 West German tank Student
Spic_(disambiguation)
American confectioner (1860–1921)
Chiclets candy covered chewing gum. He patented the first bubble gum, Blibber-Blubber in 1906, but it was never sold in market as it was too sticky and brittle
Frank_H._Fleer
History museum in Nuuk, Greenland
museum's protection, such as the restocked cooper's workshop and a display on blubber vats and presses. "Successful Repatriation: The Utimut Process in Denmark
Greenland_National_Museum
Species of pinniped
can attain a length of 1.85 m (6.1 ft) and weigh up to 168 kg (370 lb). Blubber under the seal's skin helps to maintain body temperature. Females outlive
Harbor_seal
Macropredatory species of Antarctic seal
covered in a thick layer of blubber that helps to keep them warm while in the cold temperatures of the Antarctic. This blubber also helps to streamline their
Leopard_seal
e., the blubber was cut off), and the blubber boiled in cauldrons known as "try pots". Even when whales were caught far offshore, the blubber was still
History_of_whaling
fjeld, "a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland" flense, "to strip of blubber or skin" scrike, "shriek" torsk, "codfish" aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian
List of English words of Scandinavian origin
List_of_English_words_of_Scandinavian_origin
Dragging of a whaleboat by a harpooned whale while whaling
to the whaling ship, where they would butcher the carcass, remove its blubber, and render its oil. Towards the turn of the twentieth century, the development
Nantucket_sleighride
Blue whale skeleton located at the London Natural History Museum
salvagers were paid £50 for their work.[citation needed] The whale flesh and blubber were removed. The death of the whale took place just prior to a global
Hope_(whale)
Topics referred to by the same term
English word referring to the portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed Crang (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists
Krang_(disambiguation)
Species of mammal
ethers (PBDEs)–are lipophilic (fat-soluble) and can accumulate in the blubber of marine mammals. In high concentrations these pollutants can interfere
Melon-headed_whale
Island in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada
boat or a long bushwhack. The three main settlements are Gillies Bay, Blubber Bay and Van Anda, all located on the north half of the island. The major
Texada_Island
Carcass found in Florida, US in 1896
Augustine Monster was a large mass of the collagenous matrix of whale blubber, likely from a sperm whale. The carcass was first spotted on the evening
St._Augustine_Monster
Amulet made from blubber and seal fur
("house of spirits") refers to a luck and protection amulet made from blubber encased in seal fur. Patterson, Lotsee; Lotsee Patterson; Mary Ellen Snodgrass
I'noGo_tied
North American ethnic group
the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples hunted whales over 4000 years ago for both blubber and meat. The Nuu-chah-nulth peoples hunted whales of different species
Nuu-chah-nulth
Species of whale; largest animal known
copepod species Pennella balaenopterae digs in and attaches itself to the blubber to feed on. Intestinal parasites include the trematode genera Ogmogaster
Blue_whale
Organism that maintains body temperature largely by heat from internal bodily functions
of blubber under the skin and any pelage (fur) that they might have; both contribute to their insulation. Penguins have both feathers and blubber. Penguin
Endotherm
Species of bear native to the Arctic
for prey to swim by. The bear primarily feeds on the seal's energy-rich blubber. Other prey include walruses, beluga whales and some terrestrial animals
Polar_bear
American bubble gum manufacturer
Blibber-Blubber in 1906. While this gum could be blown into bubbles, in other respects it was vastly inferior to regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber was
Fleer
City in Oregon, United States
In December 1805, two members of the expedition returned to camp with blubber from a whale that had beached several miles south, near the mouth of Ecola
Cannon_Beach,_Oregon
Family of mammals
hunted extensively in the late 1800s for their blubber. Approximately 40% of right whales' body mass is blubber, and thus they were known as the "right" whale
Balaenidae
Something that represents an idea, process, or physical entity
consequence of the symbol of "blubber" representing something inedible in his mind. In addition, the symbol of "blubber" was created by the man through
Symbol
Autonomous territory of Denmark
pilot whale meat and blubber. (A parallel meat/fat dish made with offal is garnatálg.) The tradition of consuming meat and blubber from pilot whales arises
Faroe_Islands
Harrington Washington R 55-028 Blackies Ledge Brunswick Cumberland R 63-826 Blubber St. George Knox R 59-125 Blueberry Bar Harbor Hancock R 81-001 Bluff Saco
List_of_islands_of_Maine
Ferry terminal in British Columbia, Canada
Langdale Saltery Bay Snug Cove Northern Gulf Islands / Powell River Alert Bay Blubber Bay Buckley Bay Campbell River Cortes Island Denman Island (2) Hornby Island
Duke_Point_ferry_terminal
Geographical feature in Antarctica
Granite House in December 1911. Robert Forde and Tryggve Gran are cooking at the blubber stove, whose chimney projects behind the sledge roof-tree.
Cape_Geology
Specialized ship designed for whaling
(butchering) began, to separate the whale into its valuable components. The blubber was rendered into whale oil using two or three try-pots set in a brick
Whaler
Island country in Oceania
Sakalua islet of Nukufetau, where coal was used to melt down the whale blubber. Christianity came to Tuvalu in 1861 when Elekana, a deacon of a Congregational
Tuvalu
Archaeological culture
main types of pottery used was the blubber lamp, a small, oval deep dish in which you ignited a chunk of blubber or even oil with a wick. The widespread
Ertebølle_culture
American whaling ship built in 1841
and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for whale oil which was commonly used in lamps. Charles W. Morgan
Charles_W._Morgan_(ship)
English painter (1817–1894)
South Sea whalers boiling blubber, c1876. Dixon Galleries, State Library of New South Wales.
Oswald_Walters_Brierly
Science-fiction horror novel by Steve Alten
There, he uses the hydrogen supply from his sub to ignite the nearby whale blubber, burning the meg from the inside out. After escaping from his pod, Jonas
Meg:_A_Novel_of_Deep_Terror
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Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Hebrew, Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Palm Tree; Thunder; Night; Whole; Perfect
Boy/Male
Muslim
Speak melodious
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, French, Greek
Violet Flower
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Different
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Lawful; Loyal; Law-maker
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Pavilly in Seine-Maritime, which is named with the Gallo-Roman personal name Pavilius + the locative suffix -acum.English : from a pet form of Paul.Possibly an altered spelling of Pauli.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Success of Lord Jagannath.
Girl/Female
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Leaf
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
The Moon on Head (Lord Shiva)
Girl/Female
Hindu
BLUBBER
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v. t.
To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
n.
Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
v. t.
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
v. t.
A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.
n.
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber.
imp. & p. p.
of Blubber
a.
Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
n.
A jellyfish.
n.
The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber; -- so called among whalers.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blubber
n.
Any one of the several species of large antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odor, as the giant fulmar.
n.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
n.
The act of weeping noisily.
a.
Swollen; protuberant.
p. p. & a.
Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip.
n.
A species of jellyfish; sea blubber.
v. i.
To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
n.
The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.