neatsfoot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellow oil rendered and purified from the shinbones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle, and used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather.

Word forms

neatsfoot

Etymology

From neat (“cattle”) + -s- + foot.

Derived words

neatsfoot oil
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