sweet oil

noun

1. olive oil.

sweet oil

noun

1. See olive oil
   another name for olive oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet oil¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

Carbolic Acid … liquid … oil … sweet oil … castor oil … aperient … Epsom Salts … white … white of egg.

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The outside, also, well polished with sweet oil and stale milk, then enveloped in chamois leather.

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After it is on the bottle, take some of the best sweet oil and with a clean sponge wet the lace thoroughly to the inmost folds.

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Feel as if I ought to be wrapped in cotton battin' an' sweet oil, an' laid away for awhile.

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A little butter or sweet oil added to the balls is an improvement.

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