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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
as the jelly blubber or blue blubber jellyfish, is a species of root-mouth jellyfish of the order root-mouth jellyfish. The jelly blubber is distinguishable
Jelly_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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Parish in Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Mary (South Antiguan Creole: Sen Mieree), officially the Parish of Saint Mary, is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. Saint
Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda
Saint_Mary,_Antigua_and_Barbuda
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
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
1851 novel by Herman Melville
jumps with mine. It will be a strange sort of book, tho', I fear; blubber is blubber you know; tho' you may get oil out of it, the poetry runs as hard
Moby-Dick
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)
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
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)
Family of jellyfishes
Leptobrachia leptopus (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) Catostylus mosaicus, jelly blubber "Fat-armed Jellies (Family Catostylidae)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-30
Catostylidae
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
Native American, last Nicoleño (died 1853)
Carl Dittman, discovered human footprints on the beach and pieces of seal blubber which had been left out to dry. Further investigation led to the discovery
Juana_Maria
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
flippers, and bones in the butchering process after it has been stripped of blubber by a flenser. The lemmer removes the meat from the bones so it can be boiled
Lemmer_(whaling)
Iñupiaq explorer (1898–1983)
Victoria on Donaldson Ada Blackjack in winter costume Ada Blackjack removing blubber from a sealskin Knight with a Mammoth tusk found on Wrangel Island Crawford
Ada_Blackjack
Humpback whale (died 2026)
the bones in the University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum, while the blubber and other remains are processed into biodiesel and biogas. The rescue operation
Timmy_(whale)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
1811–1816 micronation in Tristan da Cunha
the men had killed at least 80 since landing, which they had used the blubber of to make oil. In January 1812, the islands were visited by the British
Islands_of_Refreshment
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
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
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)
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
participated in the community celebration, eating bowhead maktaaq (whale blubber) as had not been practiced for decades. Nappaaluk died June 8 in Kuujjuaq
Naalak_Nappaaluk
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
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
Commercial hunting of whales in Basque
liters) of "aceite de ballena" (whale oil) or "grasa de ballena" (whale blubber) was made from Bayonne to the abbey of Jumièges, between Le Havre and Rouen
History_of_Basque_whaling
2020 collection of essays by Joseph Epstein
Johnson-Boswell 2019 book by Leo Damrosch about Samuel Johnson 32 Stop Your Blubbering 2019 book by Jonathan Ree about philosophy 33 George Gershwin 2009 biography
Gallimaufry_(book)
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
Swartz_Bay_ferry_terminal
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
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
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Taran.
Girl/Female
Scottish
used as a woman's name.
Girl/Female
Biblical
My light, my fire.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bhatrashree | பாதà¯à®°à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Merchant of Venice' Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit...
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, German, Greek, Latin
Praise
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, The cosmic serpent Shesh
Boy/Male
Tamil
Srivas | à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â வாஸÂ
Lotus, Abode of wealth
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Lotus
Girl/Female
Indian
Worthy of description
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
BLUBBER
a.
Swollen; protuberant.
v. t.
To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
a.
Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
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.
n.
The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.
v. i.
To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
n.
The act of weeping noisily.
n.
A jellyfish.
n.
The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber; -- so called among whalers.
n.
Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.
imp. & p. p.
of Blubber
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 species of jellyfish; sea blubber.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Blubber
n.
The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
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.
p. p. & a.
Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip.
v. t.
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.