kreng

noun

ˈkreŋ

variants or krang or crang

ˈkraŋ

plural -s

: the carcass of a whale after removal of the blubber and baleen

Word History

Etymology

Dutch kreng, from Middle Dutch crenge carrion, carcass; perhaps akin to Old English cringan to yield, fall in battle, die

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