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train oil
noun
oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.
Origin:
1545–55; earlier trane < Dutch traan train oil, tear; cognate with German Träne tear
1545–55; earlier trane < Dutch traan train oil, tear; cognate with German Träne tear
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| train oil | |
| —n | |
| oil obtained from the blubber of various marine animals, esp the whale | |
| [C16: from earlier train or trane, from Middle Low German trān or Middle Dutch traen tear, exudation] | |
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