palm-oil

palm oil

 
noun
1.
a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.
2.
oil obtained from various species of palm.
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1620–30
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palm-oil definition


  1. n.
    a bribe; a tip. : How much palm-oil does it take to get this deed recorded in reasonable time?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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