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whale oil
noun
- oil rendered from whale blubber, formerly widely used as a fuel for lamps and for making soap and candles.
whale oil
noun
- oil obtained either from the blubber of whales (train oil) or the head of the sperm whale (sperm oil)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whale oil1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Example Sentences
The business isn't what it was; in the old days whale-oil was worth a great deal and whaling was a good business.
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They live on whale oil, blubber, fish and the meat of the musk ox, bear and other animals that inhabit the far North.
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It was a long step from the smoky and ill-smelling whale-oil lamp to the clear and brilliant kerosene burner.
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Then followed light produced from liquids: olive oil, whale oil, refined petroleum.
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The most general remedy is to wash trees or plants with a strong decoction of some offensive herb, or with whale-oil soapsuds.
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