pet-rolling
trəl verb (used with object)
3.
British. to clean with gasoline.
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petrol (ˈpɛtrəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| US and Canadian name: gasoline any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors | |
| [C16: via French from Medieval Latin | |
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Pet-rolling
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
petrol
1895, "gasoline," from Fr. pétrol (1892); earlier used (1585) in ref. to the unrefined substance, from M.Fr. petrole "petroleum," from O.Fr. (13c.), from M.L. petroleum (see petroleum).
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