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train oil

American

noun

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

train oil British

noun

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

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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

These packets were afterwards carried to the Senhor's dwelling, and the fat melted down into oil, which served for burning in lamps quite as well as train oil.

From Martin Rattler by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Thus a drop of train oil will spread itself over the surface of the sea till it shows the colours of thin plates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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)

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