neat's-foot oil
[ neets-foot ]
noun
a pale-yellow fixed oil made by boiling the feet and shinbones of cattle, used chiefly as a dressing for leather.
Origin of neat's-foot oil
1First recorded in 1570–80
Words Nearby neat's-foot oil
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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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