- the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
- a phishing attempt by someone posing as a company’s attorney, CEO, vendor, or other authorized entity in order to scam a payroll department, corporate executive, etc., out of money or confidential information: The source of the whaling gave all appearances of legitimacy and trustworthiness.
- the work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc
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