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good oil

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noun

  1. slang true or reliable facts, information, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A good oil delivers enough of a burn to cause a catch in your throat and often a cough.

From The Guardian Apr. 23, 2017

“A good wine lasts one dinner; a good oil lasts many meals,” said Michele Porcu of I Greppi di Silli.

From New York Times May 22, 2015

What were the drivers, where did all this good oil come from?

From Forbes Jul. 14, 2014

When he needed a good oil man he went to his old company, persuaded it to release Captain Rieber.

From Time Magazine Archive

External.—If burned externally by carbolic acid, apply immediately some oil-sweet oil, olive oil or any good oil at hand-or wash freely with baking soda water.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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