boiled oil

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. any oil, as linseed oil, heated together with driers to improve its drying properties.

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Etymology

Origin of boiled oil

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Another white composition, used for charging ¾ inch flambeaux, consists of 1,000 parts of chlorate of potash, 1,000 of nitrate of baryta, and 175 of boiled oil.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various

An apron is seldom wanted, but may be made of canvas rendered waterproof with boiled oil, if desired.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James

Before the spring cleaning the stoves must be taken down and cleaned out, stovepipes cleaned and rubbed with boiled oil to prevent rust, and both put away in the attic.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

Take zinc white, mix it with boiled oil to about the thickness of cream, add a little drying, such as painters use.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

Boris was sore as a boiled oil, crazy as a coot.

From El Diablo by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre