noun
krang
KRANG
noun
1
What is left of a whale's carcass after the blubber has been stripped away.
"The krang was towed away from the whaling ship."
2
By extension, any leftover remains after an animal has been stripped or processed.
"The gulls picked at the krang left on the shore."
How to Use Krang
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA whaling term for the leftover carcass once the valuable blubber is removed.
When to use it
A specialist, mostly historical whaling term rarely used outside that context.
Word Forms
krangs plural
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Etymology
From Dutch kreng ("a carcass"), related to Old English cringan ("to fall, yield").