train oil

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

train oil (countable and uncountable, plural train oils)

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

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