"whittle the whalebone" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: whittles the whalebone [present, singular, third-person], whittling the whalebone [participle, present], whittled the whalebone [participle, past], whittled the whalebone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} whittle the whalebone (third-person singular simple present whittles the whalebone, present participle whittling the whalebone, simple past and past participle whittled the whalebone)
  1. (vulgar, slang, of a male) To masturbate. Tags: slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Sex

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