lamp oil
Americannoun
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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
The event disrupted power to hundreds in the area, said Eric Scoredos, who was at the hardware searching for lamp oil Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2021
In the 18th century, it targeted whales, reducing northern hemisphere cetacean populations into isolated pockets of endangered species in order to make lamp oil and lubricants.
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018
But she only complained that I’d burn up all the lamp oil, which would drive up our debt to Mrs. Wigginbottom again.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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