neat's-foot oil

[ neets-foot ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1570–80

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British Dictionary definitions for neat's-foot oil

neat's-foot oil

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

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