train oil

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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train oil (countable and uncountable, plural train oils)

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