Raupenleim
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Raupen (“caterpillar”) + leim (“lime”)
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Raupenleim
- A crude petroleum product resembling an impure vaseline, more or less greasy, smooth, of a butter-like consistency at ordinary temperatures; it is frequently used to form a band about trees to keep certain insects from climbing to the branches and resists being washed away by rain.
References[edit]
Raupenleim in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Further reading[edit]
- “Raupenleim” in Duden online