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train oil
train oil


noun 
Definition:
 
oil from ocean animal: oil from the blubber of a whale or other ocean animal. Use: the manufacture of soap and margarine, as a lubricant, in dressing leather.
[< Low German trān or Middle Dutch traen "train oil"]
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