train oil

American  

noun

1. oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.

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train oil British  

noun

1. oil obtained from the blubber of various marine animals, esp the whale

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Etymology

Origin of train oil

1545–55; earlier trane < Dutch traan train oil, tear; cognate with German Träne tear

Example Sentences

So I’m curious, since you have drilling experience: Do you think it’s easier to train oil drillers to be astronauts or to train astronauts to be drillers?

From The Verge • Dec. 7, 2021

So, he took his winnings and formed a company to train oil and gas professionals in various aspects of the trade.

From Forbes • Aug. 1, 2011

I am to them as a child, and they have scoured me, and they have given me train oil.

From A Christmas Greeting by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

Besides these delicacies, there was a pudding, or dessert, of preserved crowberries, mixed with “chyle” from the maw of the reindeer, with train oil for sauce.

From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Only in the streets by the quays the smell of decayed wood, salt herrings, train oil, and "such like," prevailed.

From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne