goose grease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goose grease
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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But he made a meal, and we thought to skim the goose grease off the top of the water.
From Literature
“Reshi? Would you get me some goose grease, garlic, mustard Do we have any of those green things that smell like onions but aren’t?”
From Literature
The boys rowed into the wind dressed in sweat shirts, their legs slathered in goose grease.
From Literature
Two or three applications of some relaxing poultice will be all that is needed; after which, apply Olive oil, or goose grease, 1 gill.
From Project Gutenberg
Black root was a purgative medicine as well as goose grease.
From Project Gutenberg
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