goose grease

noun

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

After using the soap and water, apply again the dilute claret wine and the goose grease.

Give them air and sunlight, and away with your goose-grease.

Under his directions, Miss Leslie clarified a bowl of bird fat–goose-grease, Blake called it,–and dressed his hands.

"A little goose grease may help," he drawled, with a knowing glance at Grandon and Larry.

If Rolf had been at home with his mother, she would have rubbed his black and swollen ankle with goose grease.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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