lard oil

noun

1. a colorless or yellowish oil expressed from lard, used chiefly as a lubricant for cutting tools.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lard oil¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Lard and lard oil from animals fed on cottonseed meal may give a faint reaction.

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"I guess I best get over by that lard oil light and go to work," breathed Mrs. Comstock.

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To render it soft and elastic, and to improve its spinning qualities, the fiber is sprinkled with lard oil or olive oil.

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Until he was seven he had been allowed a bit of glimmer, a tiny wick floating in a silver dish of lard-oil, for a night-light.

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Should toughness be desired, without extreme hardness, the steel may be cooled in a bath of lard oil, neatsfoot oil or fish oil.

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