lamp oil

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. kerosene.

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Example Sentences

But she only complained that I’d burn up all the lamp oil, which would drive up our debt to Mrs. Wigginbottom again.

From Literature

Benjamin Franklin is said to have urged Parisians to alter their sleep schedules to save candles and lamp oil.

From Washington Times

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

After explorer Willem Barents discovered the archipelago in 1596, Dutch, British and Danish sailors established Svalbard as a whaling outpost and slaughtered the plentiful cetaceans to meet European demand for lamp oil.

From Scientific American

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