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neat's-foot oil

[neets-foo t]

noun

a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.

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Nearby words

  1. nearsightedly,
  2. nearsightedness,
  3. nearthrosis,
  4. neat,
  5. neat line,
  6. neaten,
  7. neath,
  8. neath port talbot,
  9. neatherd,
  10. neatly

Origin of neat's-foot oil

First recorded in 1570–80
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British Dictionary definitions for neat's-foot oil

neat's-foot oil

noun

a yellow fixed oil obtained by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle and used esp to dress leather
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