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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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How to use train oil in a sentence

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. military is finally starting to train Iraqi troops to fight ISIS in restive Anbar province.
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Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.
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The U.S. only plans to train roughly 3,000 Iraqi troops in the first year.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“We met the smuggler in the train station; he came to speak with us about the services he provided,” Yazbek says.
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
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It was only the engine drawing the train of cars up to the station to take the passengers away.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He went careering forward to his point, overturning and wounding; but as he speeded on, he left a train of enemies behind.
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The fire along the three miles front is like the rumble of an express train running over fog signals.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Movement to know that she was attired in appropriate costume—short frock, biped continuations and a mannish oil-skin hat.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for train oil

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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