English Explanatory Dictionary

train oil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.

Word forms

train oil train oils

Etymology

From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train.

Related words

trainy
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