lamp oil
Americannoun
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Benjamin Franklin is said to have urged Parisians to alter their sleep schedules to save candles and lamp oil.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2022
Before that, northern elephant seals nearly disappeared entirely because of hunting during the 19th century for their blubber, which was used for lamp oil and soap.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022
Dr. Richardson found a seller of lamp oil and tallow named William Sykes, yielding the name of one of the novel’s more indelible villains, Bill Sikes.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
Along Boulder Creek’s main drag Tuesday, residents streamed into Scarborough Lumber to purchase kerosene, lamp oil, gasoline jerrycans, lamps, flashlights and wood burning pellets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2021
"As it warms, the substance will flow more easily, like lamp oil."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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