Whaling \Whal"ing\, a. Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Whaling \Whal"ing\, n. The hunting of whales.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Whala \Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whaling.]

[Cf. Wale. ] To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

--Halliwell. Bartlett.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)