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noun
oil obtained from the blubber of whales or from seals, walruses, or other marine animals.
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Origin of train oil
1545–55; earlier trane<Dutch traan train oil, tear; cognate with German Träne tear
Words nearby train oil
trainline, trainload, trainman, trainmaster, train of thought, train oil, trainshed, trainsick, train sickness, train smash, train spotter
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train oil
noun
oil obtained from the blubber of various marine animals, esp the whale
Word Origin for train oil
C16: from earlier train or trane, from Middle Low German trān or Middle Dutch traen tear, exudation
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