sulphur-bottom

[ suhl-fer-bot-uhm ]

noun

1. blue whale.

sulphur-bottom

noun

1. another name for blue whale

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulphur-bottom¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Grenfell helped take to pieces a "sulphur-bottom" whale ninety-five feet long, supposed to weigh nearly 300,000 pounds.

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