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noun
The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed, especially the flesh and organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Anything that remains after flensing (not necessarily from a whale).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
From Dutch kreng (“a carcass”), from Middle Dutch crenge (“carrion, carcass”), compare with Old English cringan (“to fall, yield, cringe”). Cognate with Danish kreng (“a carcass”).
