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oildom

oildom noun: the oil industry.

Noun

oildom (uncountable)

  1. The oil industry.
    • This is at present the most productive portion of Oildom.1880, National Repository, volume 8, page 141

Origin of oildom

From oil + -dom.

Questions about oildom

What does oildom mean?
Oildom means the oil industry.
What part of speech is oildom?
Oildom is a noun.

Words near oildom in the dictionary

  1. oilcrop
  2. oilcrops
  3. oilcup
  4. oilcups
  5. Oildale
  6. oildom
  7. oildown
  8. oildowns
  9. oildriller
  10. oildrillers
  11. oile

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