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oil-downs

oil-downs is the plural of oil-down.

Meaning of oil-down

Noun

oil-down (plural oil-downs)

  1. The application of oil to the body in order to soothe and/or prevent drying.
    • Spear will be getting a nice soothing oil-down Saturday.2017, “Sturgeon Spearing, Winnebago County Fishing Reports”, in Lake Link
  2. Meat, breadfruit, and vegetables cooked in coconut milk.
    • Although you may be offered insipid tourist-oriented fare in larger hotels, local cooking - meaning anything from Indian curry to Creole oil-down, or Spanish-style pastelles - still reigns supreme.2002, Nicky Agate, The Caribbean, →ISBN, page 726
  3. Oil spill.
    • Taking the time to sharpen a dull pencil after a few strokes is as annoying as an oil-down after each round of drag racing.2006, T Taylor, How to draw cars like a pro

Questions about oil-downs

What is oil-downs the plural of?
Oil-downs is the plural of oil-down.

Words near oil-downs in the dictionary

  1. oil-based
  2. oil-burning
  3. oil-canning
  4. oil-digger
  5. oil-down
  6. oil-downs
  7. oil-fired
  8. oil-lit
  9. oil-patch
  10. oil-patches
  11. oil-rich

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