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 n.— «A whale is a mound of snow allowed to settle on a trail to be moved where it’s needed later.» —“On the slopes—Ski areas have a whale of a time despite record warmth” by Mike Szostak Providence Journal (Rhode Island) Jan. 6, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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