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TRAIN-OIL

\tɹˈe͡ɪnˈɔ͡ɪl], \tɹˈe‍ɪnˈɔ‍ɪl], \t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ˈɔɪ_l]\

Definitions of TRAIN-OIL

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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tr[=a]n'-oil, n. whale-oil extracted from the blubber by boiling. [Old Dut. traen, whale-oil.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Oil got from blubber of whale (esp. of the right whale). [German]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

Whale-oil.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. [Dutch, German] Oil from the blubber or fat of whales.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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