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Train oil   /treɪn ɔɪl/   Listen
Train oil

noun
1.
A white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber; formerly used as an illuminant.  Synonym: whale oil.





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"Train oil" Quotes from Famous Books



... seal's flesh does not taste of train oil. It seems to be a common assumption that it does so. This, however, is a mistake; the oil and the taste of it are only present in the layer of blubber, an inch thick, which covers the seal's body like a protective ...
— The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 • Roald Amundsen


Words linked to "Train oil" :   animal oil


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