whale
n.— «We jumped off the lift and found a trail with great big whales of snow—20 feet high—of course we did jump turns off them…. Back to the six pack, back to the whales.» —“Nhara J3 State Series Slalom At Ragged Mt.” McIntyre Ski Team: (Manchester, New Hampshire) Feb. 3, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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