oleomargarine
Americannoun
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Origin of oleomargarine
From the French word oléomargarine, dating back to 1870–75. See oleo-, margarine
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The last time Colorado voters repealed a state law was in 1932, when it overturned a tax on oleomargarine.
From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2019
One big reason why butter is in trouble is that legalized yellow oleomargarine, at less than half the price of butter, has pre-empted more than half the consumer market.*
From Time Magazine Archive
Before young Mr. Brownlee could say oleomargarine, the dairymen of the Hawkeye State were shrieking that his 35-page pamphlet had jeopardized the nation's entire food program, and had wrought "untold injury" to Iowa's $100,000,000-a-year industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blandings rashly began a flaming editorial crusade for oleomargarine in the heart of the Connecticut dairy country.
From Time Magazine Archive
She got up to fix it and found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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