oleo oil

American  

noun

1. a product obtained from beef fat and consisting chiefly of a mixture of olein and palmitin, used for making butterlike foods.

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oleo oil British  

/ ˈəʊlɪəʊ /

noun

1. an oil extracted from beef fat, consisting mainly of a mixture of olein and palmitin. It is used in the manufacture of margarine

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Etymology

Origin of oleo oil

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

We are shipping about one-third of the lard which we produce, and large quantities of oleo oil for oleomargarine.

From Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover by Powdermaker, Florence

Those of animal origin include: Adipose Tissue of man and animals, tallow of mutton, suet, and oleo oil of beef, lard of pork.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.