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train oil

train oil noun: oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.

Noun

train oil (countable and uncountable, plural train oils)

  1. Oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.

Forms of train oil

pluraltrain oils

Origin of train oil

From train (“train oil”) + oil, partial calque of Dutch traanolie (“whale oil”). See further etymology at train.

Questions about train oil

What does train oil mean?
Train oil means oil obtained from the blubber of marine mammals, especially whale oil.
What part of speech is train oil?
Train oil is a noun.
What is the plural of train oil?
The plural of train oil is train oils.

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